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We must safely secure our border by investing in more law enforcement and technology, and receiving cooperation from the Mexican government.

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

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.

While a strong presence on our southern border is imperative, the border cannot be secured unless we enforce our internal laws and stop ignoring the open complicity of U.S. companies and foreign nations to promote illegal activities.

Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security.

Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders.

We need to make sure we have secure borders.

If terrorists are already on our southern border, a national-security failure has already occurred.

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

The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders.