Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it doesn't matter whether you are watching FOX News or reading the editorial page of the New York Times, the media--indeed the Nation--is in broad agreement that there is a crisis on our southern border, and the responsibility lies squarely with Congress to fix it. Month after month, the number of people crossing our border has ticked up and up and up, and the only people who seem unfazed by these mind-boggling numbers--144,000 last month alone--are House Democrats. Despite continued pleading from officials at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, and some of our Democratic friends in the House, the leadership in the House of Representatives is still trying to absolve themselves of any responsibility to act. Well, it is getting harder and harder for them to ignore this crisis that continues to get worse on our border. The recordbreaking number of migrants who cross our border make a difficult and dangerous journey to get here. They travel in the company of human smugglers, appropriately known by most as coyotes. These criminal entrepreneurs do not view the migrants in their custody as human beings. They view them as cargo. It is really their meal ticket. Coyotes get their customers to the United States, but a safe journey is not part of the deal.…”