Political Quotes

“No, I don't think so. I think that problems like this, problems of illegal drugs, that you could have mentioned and didn't, that are coming across the border that concern our citizens need to be solved. There's no question about it. But I think a more prosperous Mexico and a more prosperous border on the United States side would be one antidote--would be one thing that would be helpful. But, look, we have got to enforce existing laws. We have got to do better in terms of interdiction. And I think we are. And one of the reasons we are doing better is that in this administration under President Salinas we are getting--I think most of our law enforcement people would tell you--superb cooperation. Now, having lived in Texas, why, I know that it's not--we face some of the same problems along our border that Arizona does. And so I would say that they ought not to use the existing problems to hold up-- problems of crime going across borders, or border brutality, or drugs coming in--to hold up an important trade agreement. And if, indeed, this does benefit the people of Mexico, and if you then have a little higher standard of living along the Mexican side of the Mexican border, I would argue with my critics that this would be a sure-fire way to reduce illegal exit or crime or whatever. That's the way I'd respond to it. But I don't want you to think from the answer that we are unconcerned about the violations of the law. Last one. Here we go. The Economy”