“I was part of the gang of eight in the house in 2013 that was working on comprehensive immigration reform. We talked a lot about border security and what was effective and what was not. Walls are not effective when you`re out in the desert and you don`t need them.” NeedsHouseSecurityWallEightImmigrationReformDesertBordersGangComprehensiveImmigration ReformBorder Security Author:John Yarmuth
“Walls are very important when you`re separating two urban areas where if you`re actually able to get over the border you can probably get into the underground network in about 30 seconds. But when you`re out in the middle of the desert, it makes no sense because you have border security people have up to a day to apprehend people who are crossing illegally.” PeopleIfsTwoImportantAbleMiddleSecurityWallAreasDesertBordersSecondsUrbanGet OverCrossingsSeparatingBorder SecurityUrban Areas Author:John Yarmuth
“The only thing I heard Speaker [Paul] Ryan say that made sense was, we actually really need to look at this and see what makes sense and what doesn`t, because electronic detection in those kind of - and drones and other types of border protecting devices seem to be much more effective in certain places.” NeedsLooksKindMadeSeemsCertainHeardTypeMake SenseBordersDevicesSpeakersDronesDetection Author:John Yarmuth
“He [Donald Trump]wants to build the wall. It would be silly to say we`re going to - we`re going to create an army and we`re going to have Mexico pay for our border patrol, our border police. Clearly, that`s not going to happen.” WantHappensWould BePayWallTrumpArmyPoliceSillyBordersMexicoBeing SillyBorder Patrol Author:John Yarmuth
