I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their family. But we need to control our border.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We all want our border to be secure. However, certain individuals use this argument to stop us from ever enacting immigration reform.
The fact of the matter is, is that we need our borders secured. Certainly, we realize that there's going to have to be some kind of immigration reform, but I don't believe any of that's going to move forward until our border is secured.
These are our borders, and we have to secure our borders.
If we build the legal immigration system better, then they come here, and we'll have a whole lot less illegal immigration.
We must curtail the flow of illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.
Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.
I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.
I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
We can control our borders, we just choose not too.
I'm a big believer in family-based immigration.