Glenn Grothman: “The next topic--I could always argue--and the most important topic for our country is the border. While back in the…”

“The next topic--I could always argue--and the most important topic for our country is the border. While back in the district, I spent 1 day--haven't been there in about 11 months, but I spent 1 day at the Arizona-Texas border and continued to see what a complete mess we have down there. While down there, Congressman Biggs from Arizona and I were given a ride along the Arizona-Mexico border. The ride had to go for 25 or 30, maybe 35 miles along a very rocky trail. I don't think the car could go more than 15 or 20 miles an hour. We saw nobody until we got about 15 miles in, in the middle of nowhere, and we came across four or five families totaling 21 people. We were informed by this group that they were dropped off about a 2- hour walk from the American border and had to walk over this rocky land to get there. Now, so you know, most people who ask for asylum they go to designated points of entry where they roll out the red carpet--I am only exaggerating a little bit--to deal with people and walk them through. Why was this group of 21 people--and you have got to understand. There is some question as to the whether the border is under control. I will assure you: The border is under control. The Mexican drug- controlled gangs have that border under control. These folks, after having to walk 2 hours through the desert, sat for 2 hours in the middle of nowhere. It was, fortunately, a cool day, about 70 degrees, but it could have been a hundred degrees.…”