“The Secure Fence Act, which authorizes the construction of 700 miles of security barriers along the southwest border, has now been sent to President Bush for his signature. This piece of legislation is an important piece of the border security puzzle.” ImportantPresidentPiecesSecurityMilesSecureBordersBarriersConstructionLegislationPuzzlesFencePresident BushSignaturesBorder Security Author:Randy Neugebauer
“We also need to strengthen the security of our borders and ports and strictly control immigration.” NeedsSecurityImmigrationBordersPort Author:Jim Ramstad
“Americans are rightly concerned about the security and the integrity of the nation's borders because the system is broken. Some are concerned about the possibility of terrorists crossing our borders and coming into our cities.” NationsCitiesSecurityPossibilityBrokenIntegrityConcernedTerroristBordersCrossings Author:Chris Cannon
“I support security at the borders. I think security is enormously important in the post-September 11th period. I think we have to know who's coming into this country. We have to be able to identify them; we have to be able to figure out who they are.” ThinkingKnowsImportantCountryAbleSupportSecurityFiguresPeriodsPostsBordersSeptemberSeptember 11th Author:Rudy Giuliani
“In the frameworks of a peace agreement, a government under my leadership would agree to make real territorial concessions but will not compromise our security borders. We want there to be less friction. We want to remove outposts to help the Palestinian population. We will not reoccupy the Palestinian population.” WantRealHelpingGovernmentSecurityAgreePopulationCompromiseBordersRemoveAgreementPalestinianFrameworkFrictionConcessionsTerritorial Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“I think the ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human race. Our primary allegiance is to the human race and not to one particular color or border. I think the sooner we renounce the sanctity of these many identities and try to identify ourselves with the human race the sooner we will get a better world and a safer world.” ThinkingWorldTryingHumansRaceSecurityIdentityParticularColorUltimatePrimariesBordersHuman RaceAllegianceSanctityRenounce Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“We're being overrun by people who live in poor and corrupt countries who come to the USA to get work. But we got to regain our sovereignty, we're going to control our border, and there will be border security tied to the pathway to citizenship. There will be an earned pathway to citizenship. It will be available to everybody who works hard, pays a fine, passes a background check.” PeopleCountryHardPoorPaySecurityHard WorkFineAvailableBackgroundsChecksBordersUsaTiedCitizenshipSovereigntyPathwaysBackground ChecksBorder Security Author:Lindsey Graham
“So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue.” IfsStatesGovernmentLawResponsibilityIssuesSecurityAssumingLocalsBordersFederal GovernmentMigrationArizona Author:Vicente Fox
“Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.” ProblemSecurityDependsDevelopmentEnvironmentalBordersSustainabilitySpillsSustainable DevelopmentBorder Security Author:Ban Ki-moon
“I want to be a very good friend to Indonesia, but there are some things which are non-negotiable. Border protection is just non-negotiable. Maintaining a strong security network is just non-negotiable. I think the Indonesians understand that.” ThinkingWantStrongSecurityVery GoodProtectionBordersGood FriendMaintainingIndonesiaVery Good Friends Author:Tony Abbott
“In 2006, the Secure Fence Act was signed into law, requiring the Department of Homeland Security to build upward of 700 miles of double layered fencing along the U. S-Mexico border. While the Obama administration is quick to state that the targets have been met, only a small fraction - in fact, less than 40 miles - of the newly implemented infrastructure is double-layered.” Has BeensStatesFactsLawSecurityMetsMilesImmigrationSecureAdministrationBordersDepartmentTargetMexicoFenceInfrastructureHomelandFractionsIllegal ImmigrationHomeland SecurityFencingDepartment Of Homeland Security Author:Duncan Hunter
“The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders.” CountrySecurityCongressBordersImmigrantsIllegalVotersHolding OnIllegal Immigrants Author:John Linder
“The lack of substantial resources and staffing along the Northern U.S. border poses a real security threat.” RealSecurityResourcesThreatBordersStaffing Author:Mark Kennedy
“You hear some people talk about border security and a wall and all that. To me, I don't know that you need any of that if you had a better, saner way to let people into the country in the first place.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayNeedsFirstsCountrySecurityWallBordersBorder Security Author:Scott Walker
“If Hamas continues to threaten the security of the state of Israel, I believe Israel has the ability and the capacity to control the borders and cut off the weapons supply.” IfsBelieveStatesI BelieveAbilityCuttingSecurityWeaponsCapacityIsraelBordersHamas Author:Mosab Hassan Yousef
“Diseases don't respect borders. You know, just at the edge of the American border, that isn't the edge of diseases. We need to be sure that we're looking worldwide. And it is in our security interest, as well as our moral interest, to pay attention to the rest of the world.” KnowsWorldNeedsWellsInterestPayAttentionMoralSecurityDiseaseEdgesPay AttentionBorders Author:Laura Bush
“If any harm is to come to Turkey's border security, if Turkey reaches the conclusion that this garden of peace is being threatened, it is prepared for any eventuality. We will take the necessary measures to reduce the risks related to cross-border security.” IfsPeaceRiskSecurityGardenCrossesPreparedHarmConclusionBordersRelatedThreatenedTurkeysBorder Security Author:Ahmet Davutoglu
“I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue.” ThinkingIssuesSecurityImmigrationBordersFence Author:Duncan Hunter
“When excesses such as lax lending standards become widespread and persist for some time, people are lulled into a false sense of security, creating an even more dangerous situation. In some cases, excesses migrate beyond regional or national borders, raising the ante for investors and governments. These excesses will eventually end, triggering a crisis at least in proportion to the degree of the excesses. Correlations between asset classes may be surprisingly high when leverage rapidly unwinds.” PeopleMayEndsGovernmentSituationClassCasesSecurityDangerousDegreesCreatingStandardsCrisisBordersProportionAssetsInvestorsExcessPersistLendingCorrelationUnwindMigrateLaxDangerous SituationsNational BordersFalse Sense Of Security Author:Seth Klarman
“There are compelling reasons to implement a true America First immigration plan, starting with border security. We are a land of immigrants. Immigration, with assimilation, has generally been good for America.” FirstsReasonAmericaPlansLandSecurityStartingImmigrationBordersImmigrantsCompellingAssimilationBorder SecurityCompelling Reason Author:Niger Innis
“In fact, allowing immigrants to have licenses actually improves homeland security by allowing our government to track who is in our borders.” FactsGovernmentSecurityTrackBordersImmigrantsAllowingLicenseHomelandHomeland SecurityLicensesBorder Security Author:Joe Baca
“We will stop the terrorist attacks before they occur because we will not be prisoners to political correctness. Rather, we will speak the truth. Border security is national security and we will not be admitting jihadists as refugees.” PoliticalSpeakSecurityTerroristBordersPrisonerNational SecurityRefugeePolitical CorrectnessSpeak The TruthCorrectnessAdmittingTerrorist AttacksBorder Security Author:Ted Cruz
“Marco [Rubio] has opposed at every point increased security - border security for those who come to our country.” CountrySecurityOur CountryBordersMarcosBorder Security Author:Ted Cruz
“On his [Marco Rubio] Gang of Eight bill, he would have liberalized immigration, but he did not - and he steadfastly opposed any new border security requirements for refugees or students.” SecurityStudentsBillsEightImmigrationBordersRequirementsRefugeeGangMarcosBorder Security Author:Ted Cruz
“I introduced bill saying we need more security, we need more scrutiny. Once again, Marco [Rubio] opposed this. So Marco can't have it both ways. He thinks he wants to be this, "Oh, I'm great and strong on national defense." But he's the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. He is the one for an open border that is leaving us defenseless.” ThinkingWayWantNeedsStrongSecurityBillsLeavingDefenseImmigrationBordersCandidatesScrutinyMarcosDefenselessNational Defense Author:Ted Cruz
“The front line with ISIS isn't just in Iraq and Syria, it's in Kennedy Airport and the Rio Grande. Border security is national security.” LinesSecurityFrontsIraqBordersSyriaNational SecurityAirportsIsisRioBorder Security Author:Ted Cruz
“We now have a national security consideration, public health issues, we have an epidemic of heroine overdoses in all places in this country because of the ease of bringing heroine in. We have to secure the border.” CountryIssuesSecuritySecureEaseBordersConsiderationNational SecurityEpidemicsHeroinesPublic HealthOverdoseHealth Issues Author:Jeb Bush
“There was a conservative consensus for an amendment I put forward called Trust, But Verify that would have strengthened border security on both refugees, students and those coming here. And Marco sided and I guess was more sympathetic to Chuck Schumer and to the president than he was to conservative principles.” PresidentPrinciplesSecurityStudentsConservativeBordersAmendmentsRefugeeConsensusSympatheticChuckMarcosVerifyHaving StrengthBorder Security Author:Rand Paul
“I think the world is more perilous and America is basically undefended. For me the two touchstones after 9/11 for domestic security were our borders. Not for discriminatory reasons or to stop immigration, but simply to allow law enforcement to find out who is in our country without facing an undocumented pool of aliens that increases by the hour.” ThinkingWorldTwoCountryReasonAmericaLawHoursSecurityIncreaseImmigrationOur CountryAliensBordersPoolLaw EnforcementEnforcementTouchstones Author:Michael Scheuer
“Should we have border security there? Yes. But the idea of the United States erecting a wall for the world to see makes a lie of everything we say about ourselves. It's a little bit like why the President [Barack Obama] and I feel so strongly about closing Guantanamo. It is inconsistent with who we are.” WorldFeelsShouldLittlesIdeasStatesLyingBitsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityWallLittle BitBarackBordersWho We AreClosingPresident Barack ObamaInconsistentGuantanamoBorder Security Author:Joe Biden
“As a matter of fact if you think about [Donald Trump press conference after visit to Mexico], that could have been may be one of the Gang of Eight, the bipartisan group that in the Senate some years ago passed a bill that said border security. It said thousands of new border guards to deal with the porous border. It talked about a pathway to legalization for the 11 or 12 million undocumented that live in this country.” IfsThinkingYearsMayHas BeensSaidCountryMatterFactsDealsMillionsGroupsSecurityTrumpYears AgoBillsPressesEightBordersSenateMexicoConferencesGangCould Have BeenPathwaysMatter Of FactBipartisanPress ConferencesBorder Security Author:Jose Diaz-Balart
“First, the constitution [of Ukraine] has to be reformed. Only then can confidence building and border security follow.” FirstsSecurityBuildingConstitutionBordersUkraineConfidence BuildingBorder Security Author:Vladimir Putin
“Donald Trump has a plan, that he laid out in Arizona, that will deal systematically with illegal immigration, beginning with border security, internal enforcement. It's probably why for the first time in the history of immigrations and customs enforcement, their union actually endorsed Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, because they know they need help to enforce the laws of this country.” KnowsNeedsFirstsCountryStatesHelpingLawNextPresidentUnitedDealsUnited StatesPlansSecurityTrumpFirst TimeUnionsImmigrationBordersInternalsIllegalCustomsEnforcementArizonaNeed HelpIllegal ImmigrationBorder Security Author:Mike Pence
“I think Donald Trump laid out a series of priorities that doesn't end with border security, it begins with border security.” ThinkingEndsSecurityTrumpSeriesPrioritiesBordersBorder Security Author:Mike Pence
“I have been for border security for years. I voted for border security in the United States Senate. And my comprehensive immigration reform plan of course includes border security.” YearsHas BeensStatesCoursesUnitedUnited StatesPlansSecurityImmigrationReformBordersSenateComprehensiveImmigration ReformBorder Security Author:Hillary Clinton
“We have national security concerns. There are lots of concerns which must be addressed by actually securing our border. And so, a physical security barrier on the border is something we`ve all - I voted for it, like I said, in 2006 or 2007.” SaidSecurityConcernBordersBarriersNational Security Author:Paul Ryan
“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they`re trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we`re going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.” PeopleThinkingTryingFirstsCountryMillionsIssuesFocusSecurityRepublicanCriminalsBordersSpeakersDown The RoadDodgeBorder Security Author:Mark Halperin
“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
“I wouldn't give up on Russia. I think they have legitimate security concerns from Islamic fundamentalism, not only on their border but in their country.” ThinkingGivingCountrySecurityGiving UpConcernRussiaBordersIslamicFundamentalismIslamic Fundamentalism Author:John Bolton
“To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally. Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.” ShouldMeanIdeasLawPresidentSecurityTrumpDrugSafeSafetyFavorsSecureBordersNormProceduresMigrationPublic SafetyBorder Security Author:Alan Bersin
“We can't defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense. We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities. We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.” PeopleFirstsCountryLastsLinesSecurityFlowDefenseSecureBordersGoodsFar AwayEntityEngagingBorderline Author:Alan Bersin
“The solution is this: There will be a state of Palestine in all of the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The Green Line, the border that existed before 1967, will come into being again. Jerusalem will be the shared capital - East Jerusalem will be the capital of Palestine, West Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel. All settlements must be evacuated. The security must be arranged for both people, and there must be a moral solution and a practical solution.” PeopleStatesLinesMoralSecuritySolutionsGreenWestIsraelEastPracticalsBordersTerritoryPalestineJerusalemSettlementGazaGaza Strip Author:Uri Avnery
“When it comes to immigration, I have actually put more money, under my administration, into border security than any other administration previously. We've got more security resources at the border - more National Guard, more border guards, you name it - than the previous administration. So we've ramped up significantly the issue of border security.” NamesIssuesSecurityResourcesImmigrationAdministrationBordersMore MoneyNational GuardBorder Security Author:Barack Obama
“I think the beard helps offset - it's the only hairstyle I can really pull off. But I'm often clean-shaven. I think, you know, for me, it's not that signifier. What's interesting to me though is although the beard isn't a signifier of that to me, other people very often think that it is. And so people in America might react differently. The, you know, border agents might react differently. The guys at airport security might react differently.” PeopleThinkingKnowsI CanHelpingMightAmericaGuyInterestingSecurityCleanAgentsBordersAirportsBeardHairstylesAirport SecurityClean Shaven Author:Mohsin Hamid