Political Quotes

“I thank my distinguished colleague and fellow Member from Texas for yielding. Our country's future will forever be changed based on how we manage or refuse to manage Biden's border crisis. And, yes, it is a crisis. Steady merit-based legal immigration is stabilizing. It provides a talented pool of workers, effectively permits patriotic assimilation, and enriches our culture. We can debate how best to achieve those objectives and what immigration levels or numbers are in the best interests of our Nation and our citizens, but what is not open for honest debate, or at least debate that honestly places the interests, safety, and security of American citizens first, is the need to secure our border and eliminate illegal immigration. President Biden's open border policies threaten our security, overtax our resources, jeopardize public health, and turn every town into a border community. As others have said, without a border, we don't have a country; we have a landmass, one that is currently under invasion. That is an invasion that is with complicit approval from the President's policies and the support of the Democratic Party, and this is especially egregious and inexcusable. {time} 2045 The fact is that, in the 56 days since President Biden was sworn in on January 20, illegal immigration has surged and our southern border has been overrun.…”