Political Quotes

“in a continuing effort to combat the adverse effects that illegal immigration is having on the United States, I have introduced a concurrent resolution that expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States. {time} 1845 I will summarize the text of that resolution without the whereas clauses. A primary duty of the Federal Government is to secure the homeland and ensure the safety of the United States citizens and its lawful residents. As a result of the attacks on this country on September 11, 2001, perpetrated by al Qaeda terrorists in the United States, the United States is engaged in a global war on terrorism. Four years after those attacks, there is still a failure to secure the borders of the United States against illegal entry. The failure to enforce immigration laws in the interior means that illegal aliens face little or no risk of apprehension or removal once they are in this country. The Government of Mexico actively encourages illegal immigration into the United States by, among other things, publishing how-to books and urging State and local entities to accept the metricula consular as valid identification.…”