0: For a country of laws.
And these are illegal immigrants that have illegally entered our country.
And if they've been denied or they've been deported and they're back in,
then we've made it a state crime. It is the humanitarian thing to do.
When you look at what's taking place at the southern border,
it is a national security issue as well as a humanitarian
crisis.
These women and these children are being raped. They are being brutalized,
they are being trafficked, they are dying, trying to cross a river.
So we have a process in place that's legal immigration. Take a look at that,
streamline it, reduce the cost, or if they were seeking asylum,
there's a process for that. But that's not what this administration is doing.
And I believe it is the humanitarian thing to do to make sure that we're not
putting these individuals at risk by subjecting them to the
cartel that is trafficking them, taking advantage of them. And make no mistake,
they are running the border right now.
So if we want to do the humanitarian thing,
then let's work with Congress and let's get an immigration bill passed.
That expedites the process, reduces the cost,
ties it to where our needs are.
Just like most of the other countries around the world do.
Every state is a border state. Every state is being impacted by crime,
by illegal drugs. Fentanyl is pouring into our communities.
It's killing our children. We have to stop it.
And I want to send a message that we welcome legal immigration.
We are a gracious country when it comes to that. But again,
if we are a country without a border and a country without laws,
we might as well be a third world country.
We are not a country and it has to stop.
It is a national security crisis. When you think of, what is it,
over 7 million illegal immigrants have crossed into our country,
larger than what?
20 population of 26, 36 states close to two
3 million got aways. How many,
the number of people that are on the terrorist watch list, I mean,
it's a time bomb waiting to happen.
And I have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of the citizens of
this state, and I'm going to do whatever I can to implement that,
especially because I have a president that could care less about really doing
his constitutional duty to protect our sovereignty as well as our citizens.
And he has no interest in doing it. So if they're not going to do it,
then I'm telling you that governors across this country have an obligation to
step in and do what we can to protect our citizens.