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If I am elected president we will secure the border and we will end the illegal immigration.

We must pursue immigration reform - it's something we have to do, something that starts with border security.

Dealing with immigration should originate in Congress. The president should not act unilaterally.

Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must include a guest worker program and dealing with the 11 million people who are here today that are contributing to our economy.

We have got to secure the border and enforce existing immigration laws.

We want to do this methodically, smart, starting with border security then looking at immigration reform measures.

We need a president who is willing to uphold the law.

Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.

For the first time since 2007 there is political momentum behind fixing the immigration system. President Obama in his State of the Union speech reached out to the right-wing by saying illegal immigrants seeking citizenship will have to pay taxes, learn English and get in line behind people who are trying to enter the United States legally.

The first thing we need is for President Obama to finally enforce current immigration law and strengthen our borders. To take up any other agenda is bad policy for the American people and bad politics for Republicans.