Philipp Meyer Quotes

For those of us living in Texas and other border states, the reality of an open and unsecured border is a part of everyday life.

Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

I never was much interested in the Texas question … I never could see much good to come of annexation...

Demographically, socially, and culturally, the re-conquest of the Southwest United States … is well underway.

With all due respect to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, neither of them understand Texas, nor do they understand the U.S.-Mexico border.

I recognize and appreciate the legitimate concerns of residents and officials in southwestern New Mexico, particularly Hidalgo County, who have asked for our assistance, as migrants and asylum-seekers continue to appear at their doorstep.

That border wall's not going to put one single West Virginian to work.

Our borders are being overrun.

There's no way without real evidence I would ever send the National Guard to the border.

The men and women at our borders, given adequate resources, are doing an excellent job of keeping us safe.

There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon.

A porous border is a danger to America's national security, the people who live near it, and to those who cross it.

All border crossings in and out of Iraq must be under the exclusive control of the federal state.

Historically, the 19th century is defined by annexations and internal turmoil. For instance, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 gave more than half of Mexican territory to the United States.

Well, I do want to talk about the challenges at the border. New Mexico, if you will, has become an Ellis Island and we want to take that issue seriously and we're not going to shy away that it presents significant challenges.

My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border.

We cannot have this porous border, where people come in and out; we don't know who they are.

The Mariel boatlift was probably one of the most strengthening events of the exile community; maybe Nietzschean, in the sense that if it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger.

I grew up in East Los Angeles, which is the biggest population of Mexican-Americans in America. I was born and raised there.

We are a nation of borders and - I mean, that is one of the main things that the federal government is in charge with, and that is protecting the citizens of the United States and our whole nation.

There's a lot of history here. In terms of Asians in this country, you have a big influx after the Cultural Revolution, a big influx after the Korean War, a big influx after the Vietnam War.

The U.S.-Mexico border has often been described as an open wound. NAFTA was expected to heal it, albeit through a long, slow, and imperfect scarring process, by creating a basic framework for cooperation between the two countries.

Mexico doesn't know whether it should pay more attention to those who advocate militarizing the border or to those - like President Obama - who have come out against it.

I'm for whatever it takes to secure our border with Mexico.

I grew up in America - I was born and raised in Texas. I might look different, but at the same time, I'm pretty American.