Political Quotes

“yesterday the Senate voted to adopt an amendment offered by Senators Corker and Hoeven relating to border security. I have some misgivings about the policy contained in that amendment, and I have spoken to that on the floor. But, at the same time, I commend these Senators for engaging on this legislation and taking the steps they feel are necessary to gain broader support for the underlying bill. We are now one step--one big step--closer to a Senate vote on comprehensive immigration reform legislation. I would like to take just a few moments to reflect on why this legislation is so important and to remind the Senate that as we consider the bill, we should remember that at its core it is about people. It is about families seeking the promise of America. It is about children whose parents want what any parent wants for their child--the opportunity to succeed, to prosper, to live in a free, open and welcoming society. To me, the bill is less about numbers and metrics or border fences and technology than it is about human beings and the natural desire we all have to better ourselves, our families, and to give our children the lives we wish for them. The measures in this legislation will give those affected by it the freedom to get on the path to becoming Americans. Our history of immigration is one that honors our free and open society and which has strengthened it.…”