Lance Gooden: “I will quote Ambassador Nikki Haley, who said: While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United…”

“I will quote Ambassador Nikki Haley, who said: While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United Nations, in this case, we simply cannot in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws. We don't need to outsource our lawmaking to the United Nations. One of the compact issues that I have is that it strongly encourages migrants who do not have permission to stay in the country of destination, they are able to return to their country preferably on a voluntary basis. The United Nations should not be making immigration law for the United States. If we are admitting--which I am happy to hear my colleague admit--that we do have a crisis, the last thing we are going to admit on either side is that it is, in fact, orderly, which is what this compact seeks to achieve in an international body. Mr. Chair, I support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”