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This century is going to be a very dangerous century.
Media scrutiny is a great trademark of the American political arena.
Nothing matures a military force quicker than actual military operations.
They (#ISIS) are going to be bombing American cities coming across from Mexico.
Fences work and the walls work and separations work. They afford to any nation the delay of entry.
I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue.
We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands.
Of all the nations in the world, the people of the United States like freedom maybe a little better than anybody else.
I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.
A number of people who have supported me on the border fence in the U.S. have observed the fences in Israel and their effectiveness.
Fences would be a hindrance to terrorists should they decide to come across a land border between the U.S. and Mexico and to California.
You've got soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division who are going every day on operations and they don't all have what is considered to be the gold standard in armor
Thousands of people die every year of cold, so if we had global warming it would save lives ... We ought to look out for people. The earth can take care of itself.
One way to bring down crime in the state of California and every state in the union is to have an enforceable border. That means let's build that border fence. When people want to come into this country, let's ask them to knock on the front door.
Our nation must manage significant national security challenges over the next several years. We are already facing a potential conflict with Iraq, new challenges on the Korean peninsula, and key decisions in the president's plans to transform the military.
The decision to leave [Iraq] should be based solely on the judgment of the combatant commanders on the ground who say, "My Iraqi counterparts can now handle this particular area of the country on their own with minimum American support or with no American support." When they can do that, we should leave.
Blue collar workers cannot hire each other. White collar workers cannot hire each other. You have to have a businessman or a businesswomen, a business owner to hire you. And you cannot make the environment so unfriendly to them or so unprofitable or so burdensome that they go out of business,because if they go out of business, you are out of a job.
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.