Political Quotes

On the recordApril 10, 2024
nowhere in Senator Durbin's remarks did we hear any mention of the children being brutalized by traffickers. Nowhere did we hear of the women trapped in sex slavery. Nowhere did we hear the words ``Laken Riley.'' Nowhere did we hear ``Jeremy Caceres.'' Nowhere did we hear a word about the dead bodies--three a day, nearly-- that are being found on Texas properties. Nowhere did we hear a word about the suffering. Instead, what did he do? He pointed to the Democrats' longstanding objection that granted amnesty to as many people as possible so they get more Democrat voters. The Gang of 8 bill was a terrible bill. And Senator Durbin is unhappy that democracy operated and the House of Representatives made the decision not to pass it. That is the way our system works. That is what led Senate Democrats and Joe Biden to decide to just open the border lawlessly because they couldn't actually get the votes to pass their bill. The Schumer bill he is talking about would have made this situation worse. And understand what Senator Durbin is saying. It is the policy of Senate Democrats to support these open borders. They don't have any arguments on the merits. By the way, Joe Biden inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years. All he had to do was nothing because we had success in securing the border.…
Said by
Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Share

More from Ted Cruz

Jun 19, 2026

The Protect College Sports Act is a landmark, bipartisan bill that will preserve and strengthen our uniquely American system of college athletics.

cruz.senate.gov
Jun 19, 2026

History demonstrates that sending billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is a very bad idea, and I think the president is receiving very, very poor advice on this deal.

huffpost.com
Jun 22, 2026

We have studied the challenges and seen the consequences of standing still. The future of college athletics is now in Congress’s hands. We can sit in the stands and watch the system continue to unravel, or we can step onto the field and…

cruz.senate.gov
Jun 19, 2026

The president is getting, I think, very poor advice when it comes to this deal.

motherjones.com

Other voices in this conversation