Political Quotes

“My friend has been enormously patient with me. We are trying to drill this issue down here so all of the Members of the Senate understand exactly what the Collins amendment does and does not do. We have talked about the fact that not only are there Members of the Senate who are on record saying what the President did was an overreach, there are 11 Democratic Senators who come from States that filed a suit claiming irreparable damages to their States and will have an opportunity to vote for the Collins amendment--hopefully here soon. I wish to ask the Senator: There is one part of what the President's Executive order does that, to me, stands out above and beyond the constitutional issues, and that is the ability of people who have committed domestic violence, child exploitation, sexual abuse, and child molestation to somehow get kicked back to the end of the line when it comes to being repatriated to their state. For example, we all understand, as I said earlier, immigrants come here for a better life. We all understand that. We would hope they would come and play by the rules as opposed to not playing by the rules. Why in the world would the President want to reward, in effect, people who have committed domestic violence, child exploitation, sexual abuse, and child molestation by moving them down to a second-tier status of priority when it comes to repatriation? Is the Senator familiar with what I am referring to? Perhaps my friend can enlighten us further on that.”