Posted on 01/09/2019 5:45:10 AM PST by onyx
"To every citizen, call Congress, and tell them to finally, after all of these decades, secure our border."
A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
Oh, Congress is going to be upset with you, when they get calls all day ... same number connects you to House members!
The President’s Speech
PRESIDENT TRUMP: My fellow Americans, tonight I’m speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.
Every day, Customs and Border Protection agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no way to promptly return them back home to their country. America proudly welcomes millions of lawful immigrants who enrich our society and contribute to our nation, but all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration.
It strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages. Among those hardest hit are African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans. Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone. Ninety percent of which floods across from our southern border. More Americans will die from drugs this year than were killed in the entire Vietnam War.
In the last two years, ICE officers made 266,000 arrests of aliens with criminal records including those charged or convicted of 100,000 assaults, 30,000 sex crimes, and 4,000 violent killings. Over the years, thousands of Americans have been brutally killed by those who illegally entered our country and thousands more lives will be lost if we don’t act right now.
This is a humanitarian crisis. A crisis of the heart, and a crisis of the soul. Last month, 20,000 migrant children were illegally brought into the United States, a dramatic increase. These children are used as human pawns by vicious coyotes and ruthless gangs. One in three women are sexually assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico. Women and children are the biggest victims, by far, of our broken system.
This is the tragic reality of illegal immigration on our southern border. This is the cycle of human suffering that I am determined to end. My administration has presented Congress with a detailed proposal to secure the border and stop the criminal gangs, drug smugglers, and human traffickers. It’s a tremendous problem.
Our proposal was developed by law enforcement professionals and border agents at the Department of Homeland Security. These are the resources they have requested to properly perform their mission and keep America safe. In fact, safer than ever before.
The proposal from homeland security includes cutting edge technology for detecting drugs, weapons, illegal contraband and many other things. We have requested more agents, immigration judges to process the sharp rise of unlawful migration fueled by our very strong economy.
Our plan also contains an urgent request for humanitarian assistance and medical support. Furthermore, we have asked Congress to close border security loopholes so that illegal immigrant children can be safely and humanely returned back home.
Finally, as part of an overall approach to border security, law enforcement professionals have requested $5.7 billion for a physical barrier. At the request of Democrats it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall. This barrier is absolutely critical to border security. It’s also what our professionals at the border want and need. This is just common sense.
The border wall would very quickly pay for itself. The cost of illegal drugs exceeds $500 billion a year. Vastly more than the $5.7 billion we have requested from Congress. The wall will also be paid for indirectly by the great new trade deal we have made with Mexico.
Senator Chuck Schumer, who you will be hearing from later tonight, has repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president.
Democrats in Congress have refused to acknowledge the crisis and they have refused to provide our brave border agents with the tools they desperately need to protect our families and our nation.
The federal government remains shut down for one reason, and one reason only, because Democrats will not fund border security. My administration is doing everything in our power to help those impacted by the situation, but the only solution is for Democrats to pass a spending bill that defends our borders and reopens the government.
This situation could be solved in a 45 minute meeting. I have invited congressional leadership to the White House tomorrow to get this done. Hopefully we can rise above partisan politics in order to support national security.
Some have suggested a barrier is immoral. Then why do wealthy politicians build walls, fences, and gates around their homes? They don’t build walls because they hate the people on the outside but because they love the people on the inside. The only thing that is immoral is the politicians to do nothing and continue to allow more innocent people to be so horribly victimized.
America’s heart broke the day after Christmas when a young police officer in California was savagely murdered in cold blood by an illegal alien, just came across the border. The life of an American hero was stolen by someone who had no right to be in our country. Day after day, precious lives are cut short by those who have violated our borders.
In California, an air force veteran was raped, murdered, and beaten to death with a hammer by an illegal alien with a long criminal history. In Georgia, an illegal alien was recently charged with murder for killing, beheading, and dismembering his neighbor. In Maryland, MS-13 gang members who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors were arrested and charged last year after viciously stabbing and beating a 16-year-old girl.
Over the last several years I have met with dozens of families whose loved ones were stolen by illegal immigration. I have held the hands of the weeping mothers and embraced the grief stricken fathers. So sad, so terrible. I will never forget the pain in their eyes, the tremble in their voices, and the sadness gripping their souls. How much more American blood must we shed before Congress does its job?
To those who refuse to compromise in the name of border security, I would ask, imagine if it was your child, your husband, or your wife whose life was so cruelly shattered and totally broken. To every member of Congress: pass a bill that ends this crisis. To every citizen, call Congress, and tell them to finally, after all of these decades, secure our border.
This is a choice between right and wrong, justice and injustice. This is about whether we fulfill our sacred duty to the American citizens we serve. When I took the oath of office, I swore to protect our country and that is what I will always do so help me God.
Thank you and good night.
That would be an impossible wager, because I agree with you.
I would not be surprised if Ryan plans to write a book slamming Trump, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Ryan eggs on his 2012 running mate....Nit Wit Mitt....to (try to) primary Trump in 2020.
Of course Romney will fail in the attempt, but Nit Wit Mitt thinks he has to fulfill Joseph Smith’s “white horse” prophesy, which postulates that someday a Mormon will become president and save the country.
PRECISELY!
Maybe, but his property does have a wall, a fence, and a gate. The Secret Service controls access to the whole block from each end also.
“I liked his speech. All except the part where he referenced Obama’s wall. It’s a silly comparison and sounded petty.”
Really? It didn’t sound the slightest bit silly or petty to me. In fact, I use that very comparison every time I get into a discussion about this.
I also use the same comparison when discussing gun control - i.e., why do Democrat politicians want to eliminate the use of guns for self protection, yet they surround themselves with armed guards?
Pointing out this hypocrisy and these double standards that are inherent in the Democrats’ position is a very important part of making the case for a wall - because it proves that they DO understand the problem and that they DO know a wall is the solution - after all, they apply the same exact principle (a wall) in their own private life. It proves they are simply choosing not to solve a crisis because the crisis works to their political advantage.
Y/V/W.
I'll do it!
Good to hear from you.
Did you see the photo of them “reviewing their speech”. One for the funny papers. Upchuck had his hand on his head..... San Fran Nan was staring at the tv.
She acts like she’s got Dimensia and that part is sad. Because WE all have to put up with it. Whaling arms and all, losing her place, skpping pages.
But last night deer in the headlights, very wide scary eyes.... What WAS that?
Bless your heart, do you feel better now?
Although, we’re the same age, I don’t presume to be smarter than Donald Trump and thankfully, he’s our president, not me, because I believe he’s one of our most brilliant deep thinkers and cagey negotiators to ever occupy the White House. I know for certain he’s the most energetic and the strongest, happiest warrior we’ve ever seen!
Just imagine walking in his shoes for one day, with all the media plus the democrats, and half his own party plotting against him, not to mention Mueller’s witch hunt and his own DOJ, FBI, CIA hierarchy untrustworthy to say the least. Even his own West Wing is subject to leaks and disloyalty.
Yet, President Trump meets every waking day with a positive attitude and sets out to #MAGA, one step at a time. One cancelled regulation at a time. One new negotiated trade deal at a time.
Last night, he called for Americans to simply make telephone calls to senators and members of congress to tell each that we support his Border Security plans, the wall and to fund his $5.7 Billion request, which will reopen the partial government shut down.
You want action now. IF the Demonic-Rats remain recalcitrant past this Friday’s scheduled “payday” for the furloughed government workers, then I think President Trump can righteously invoke a “National Security Crisis” to get his funding and reopen the government AND the MAJORITY of the American VOTERS will be on HIS SIDE!
THAT IS HIS PLAN B. IT’S ALL ABOUT TIMING!
Schumer and Pelosi are on the losing side, the wrong side, but it takes time and it takes President Trump being able to talk directly to the American people; no filters; -— over the heads of the talking media heads; no edits from biased newsrooms; -— 93% of all TV news is negative to POTUS.
Just imagine President Trump’s POLLING were he given fair news media coverage! The best economy in decades! It’s miraculous that his poll numbers are equal to and better than media darling Obammie’s at this same juncture in his presidency, given the daily praise and fawning Obammie received!
Have a nice day, and give some added thought to making some calls!
God bless you!
XOXO
NO! I missed that!
I replied in the NYT and they printed it.
LOL.
They looked like they just came from a wake or the morgue!! I couldn’t believe how terrible they looked not to mention, they were stumped because they didn’t know what POTUS was going to say.
Excellent post, onyx!
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