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The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's nation. That is the very heart of what I believe is sovereignty.

One of the specific powers and responsibilities of the federal government is to secure the borders. Property can be taken with due process of law and just compensation.

Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation of national sovereignty is a nation's ability to protect its borders.

We need to protect the sovereignty of our nation, and we need to protect the security of our people here in the country.

Sovereignty is as necessary as ever.

Our security and sovereignty stand together.

These are our borders, and we have to secure our borders.

To be called a sovereign nation, a nation has to be able to control its own borders. It is controlling your own destiny in a way, and we don't control our own borders.

There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders - but how we go about securing them is also important.