Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. King. I want to thank you for having this hour to address this most important topic. I also want to thank Congressman Tancredo for his tireless efforts over about an 8-year period. I was thinking the other day when the Immigration Reform Caucus first started that there was a handful of Members, and I believe it was around 1998 or 1999 when it first began. And now I think there are over 100 Members in that caucus. Well over a third of the House is in the Immigration Reform Caucus. And the issue received very little attention prior to September 11. After that the issue received greater attention. I will have to say that I remember the days in the late 1990s when Mr. Tancredo would come over here, and others who would talk on this issue, and it was almost as if he had leprosy. They did not want to talk about the issue. But the issue is probably the burning issue in the country today. If not, it is certainly in the top three. And I want to thank Mr. King, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Miller, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Wilson, and a number of other persons that are here tonight focusing on this issue which is so crucial to the future of the United States of America. If the massive invasion is not stopped, we are going to be flooded to the extent that we will drift into third world status. For our children and for our grandchildren, we cannot fail on this issue. You mentioned magnets, and that is the reason so many come. Let us talk for a minute about amnesty.…”