Political Quotes

“in a few moments Senators in this Chamber will cast one of the most important votes they will ever cast in the Senate. With this vote, Senators will make a simple but vital decision. It is a decision that will steer the future course of our country and our Congress--and particularly the Senate. With this vote, Senators will decide whether their allegiance is to President Obama and his agenda, Majority Leader Reid and the open borders lobby, or whether their allegiance is to the American worker, the constitutional order, the American people, and this Nation's sovereign laws. The choice could not be more clear. Do we as a Nation have the right to control our borders? Do we? That is the question every Senator will be answering today. President Obama has announced to the entire world that he will implement a sweeping unilateral Executive amnesty--only after the midterm elections, not before, as he promised, because there is concern among his Members that it wouldn't be politically popular. This amnesty by Executive order will give work permits--contrary to law--and Social Security numbers--contrary to law--to as many as 5 to 6 million people, the White House tells us, to people who are here illegally, illegally entered the United States, illegally overstayed their visas or defrauded U.S. immigration authorities. With a casual stroke of a pen, the President is preparing to nullify the immigration laws of the United States.…”