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LEIGH WINCHELL The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question ab... ROGER WICKER This program is not about immigration. The program is about whether the situation along both our bor... JACK LADD This program is not about immigration. The program is about whether the situation along both our bor... JACK LADD I hear regularly from schools, hospital administrators, law enforcement, government officials and a ... GREG WALDEN To argue that it is unconstitutional for local law enforcement to be a legitimate partner in immigra... ASA HUTCHINSON The problems of rampant corruption, smuggling and crime, for example, are essentially due to weak an... ERNESTO HERRERA Violent ideologies can proliferate and spread; threats are no longer contained by borders and oceans... LORETTA LYNCH I will continue to fight to secure our borders and implement common sense policies aimed at reducing... BLAKE FARENTHOLD Members of organized crime continue to exploit their victims the old-fashioned way - through violenc... LORETTA LYNCH These vessels will now be better equipped to deal with border incursions and other threats at sea, CHRIS ELLISON I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, an... LEONARD BOSWELL It involves greater surveillance. It involves improving the working relationship among federal and s... TOM DASCHLE There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our bo... TED CRUZ Border Security and enforcement need to be the number one priority. Until we fix our broken borders,... DAN STEIN Secure our borders first. Let us know and let us make sure the American people know that we're t... MICHAEL STEELE Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job o... CATHY MCMORRIS Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job o... CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS Border enforcement coupled with employer sanctions and threatening employers who hire immigration la... JAN C. TING The large amount of drugs that are freely coming and going across the northern border in our county ... FRANK ROGERS Sadly, today our borders are a sieve, allowing illegal immigrants to pour into the country, GIL GUTKNECHT In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work c... ROBERT MUELLER By virtue of its geographical location, The Bahamas is an unwitting transit point for illegal drugs ... FRED MITCHELL We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel. BASHAR AL-ASSAD Most people who make threats don't follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who... SUSAN ESTRICH Traditionally, news organizations are very careful about reporting bomb threats. We don't want to pr... BOB STEELE I have the unique ability to be on the forefront to deal with issues such as traditional values; the... ED BRYANT Stand by the side of law enforcement, the men and women who are often the only semblance of hope and... DAVID A. CLARKE, JR. The only real solution is comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders and provides a p... JON OSSOFF I think it is important also to recognize that our Customs border protection officers who secure our... KENDRICK MEEK The city has an enforcement mechanism in place to deal with each and every case, which are all uniqu... FORREST COTTEN There is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our border... JAN C. TING She's dangerous. She’s guilty of terrorizing a school community, terrorizing students. If she want... GARY GAMBARDELLA Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patr... JIM GERLACH Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment n... JON KYL If you think data about illegal alien crime is hidden from public, just try to find information on t... TOM TANCREDO Our differences are great and our challenges are great because both our countries are great. We both... JOSEPH CROWLEY These are Canadian and United States intelligence and law enforcement offices who are working in tea... PAUL CELLUCCI People are calling here with threats, saying we are a terrorist training institute. We've trained th... DAVE ESSER The distinction between the two must be made by professionals who are trained and equipped to look a... WHITNEY WATSON We do not see a place for them. We believe the job of securing the borders should be done by profess... MORRISSEY These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and hon... MICHAEL N. CASTLE Our border patrol and immigration agents are doing a fine job, but we still have a problem, ... Too ... GEORGE W BUSH I see it along our northern border - the importance of security must be balanced with humane enforce... SUZAN DELBENE To accomplish its mission, the FBI relies heavily upon its law enforcement and intelligence partners... JAMES COMEY We need to secure our southern border. Clearly, the southern border is now a nexus between immigrati... RYAN ZINKE We'd like our federal law enforcement agencies to know the American Muslim community stands firmly b... ARSALAN IFTIKHAR But my view is that you need a system at the border. You need some fencing but you need technology. ... JANET NAPOLITANO The borders are obstacles in applying the law, ANTONIO MARTINEZ There are lands in eastern and northern Gaza still under occupation, ... There are differences and a... MAHMOUD ABBAS I support secure borders both north and south and I support a guest worker program for those here to... DAVID DEWHURST The public must remain vigilant, we must continue to take care to deal with these kinds of appalling... GEOFF HOON Immigration trends are virtually unaffected by spending on border enforcement, ... It means the thin... EDWARD TAYLOR Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this deb... MARSHA BLACKBURN The idea that immigration law is being used as a tool of censorship is unacceptable. By regulating s... CAROLINE FREDRICKSON As the immigration debate continues, we encourage member of Congress to pass comprehensive reform th... RANDEL JOHNSON The first problem is we've had this border opened and people coming across the border for the last s... MIKE BEEBE It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime. RUDY GIULIANI Our ports and our borders are the most unprotected fronts in the war on terror. J. D. HAYWORTH Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to en... ALLEN WEST The initial information indicates that organized crime was involved in the killings of these two pub... RUBEN AGUILAR We need to be more careful, but more compassionate. We must strike, not deal with terrorists, but to... RICARDO LAGOS Where we are as a nation is due to having an openness to the people of the world. It's incredibl... BOB IGER We are indeed aware of criminal organizations that wear military-style uniforms, use military-style ... DAVID AGUILAR Our position is quite clear...our response will be in keeping with the threats we are facing and wit... TARIQ ALTAF We're not anti-immigration. We're anti-illegal immigration. When you come illegally, you're a crimin... JEFF HEWITT We only read about problems on the border, drug smuggling, poverty and immigration, and we don't see... ROB ALLYN The north is still a threat to national security. There are 1,000 border patrol agents to cover a 4,... CHRIS SIMCOX Our message has always transcended borders and cultures and is central to who we are as a brand. EMILY WEISS The first thing we need is for President Obama to finally enforce current immigration law and streng... JOHN FLEMING According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing i... DEEPAK CHOPRA At the borders of our understanding is where our principles get confusing. JIM GENOVESE They are trying to foil our plans by issuing threats and imposing bans. But we are not cowards. ABDUR RAZZAK For the first time, Americans will have under one roof the capacity for government to work together.... JOHN ASHCROFT ... They began in a criminal way to take over our economy, not just on the borders but in the depths... VLADIMIR PUTIN The borders are absolutely wide open, and we're under invasion from drug dealers, criminals and peop... CHRIS SIMCOX Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our b... RANDY NEUGEBAUER There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I don't think Canadian cultur... STEPHEN HARPER And those threats are not very great. BRIAN MCINERNEY We have a state-of-the-art monitoring center located in Utah that is capable of tracking 100,000 peo... JAMES DALTON The police met with our group and they said crime and drug dealing is way down. It's unbelievable. BILL GODFREY We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most import... DONALD TRUMP Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need ... PETE DOMENICI This is serious business. This isn't just cute. These are athletes who have trained for a minimum of... MARGARET LARSEN Madam Speaker, it is time to halt illegal entry into this country. It is time to halt the flow of il... MARSHA BLACKBURN Many of these organizations are gatekeepers, potential employers and potential landlords. They are o... BRANDYN KEATING Given what illegal immigration costs each year, given that 30 percent of inmates in our federal pris... JOE KASPER Foreign nationals entering the United States illegally who are taken into custody by the Border Prot... JOHN CULBERSON By tapping into the sounds of each decade and creating unique ways to tell these stories, we're conf... LISA LOPES This has included our support for the elections in Iraq, our securing the borders. We have done ever... IMAD MOUSTAPHA There is a legitimate place for him in a law enforcement agency. He is a unique individual and there... 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