Political Quotes

“Madam President, this week we continue a very important discussion about how to fix our broken immigration system. One of the most important concerns we have is that the border is simply not secure. Despite the fact that this assertion is almost universally held on both the left and on the right, the bill we are debating has very little, if anything, to make the border more secure or at least to guarantee that it will become more secure as a result of its passage. Instead, the bill offers more of what the American people are used to from Washington--plans, promises, commissions, studies, and spending lots and lots of money but requires almost no action on border security. Many on my side of the aisle have placed heavy emphasis on strengthening the border security provisions to ensure that certain goals are met before granting permanent legal status to illegal immigrants. The reason for this is not merely academic; it is based in common sense. Failing to secure the border is the quickest way to repeat the mistakes we have made in the past. It means we will be back here in another 20 years dealing with a much larger and far less manageable problem. That is what we are trying to prevent today and why we need to make sure this bill secures the border. The problem with this bill isn't just the weak border security measures.…”