Joseph R. Biden Jr. Quotes

These are our borders, and we have to secure our borders.

Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes.

The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's nation. That is the very heart of what I believe is sovereignty.

The president has promised greater border security. We can agree to that. A literal wall might not be the most effective means to that end, but we can provide the resources necessary to secure the border with smart and affordable measures.

Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.

Our goal should be to protect our borders and our national security, while instituting humane policies that reflect our values as a nation of immigrants.

Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation.

The secretary of Homeland Security working with myself and my staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall.

We [americans] need to control our border just like people have to control who goes in and out of their house.

I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.

Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security.

There's places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say 'let's just build a fence' and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it's going to secure the border, that's not reality.

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.

The fortress of Europe with its frontiers must be held and will be held too, as long as is necessary.

We also need to strengthen the security of our borders and ports and strictly control immigration.

There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders - but how we go about securing them is also important.

Border security is a safety issue.

I think we have to secure our borders and make sure that people coming in are coming here not to do us harm.

The people that work the border will tell you that physical barriers, backed up by men and women, is what we need to secure the southwest border.

Mexico secures their border. Why shouldn't we be able to secure ours?

I have no doubt that if we act with proper focus, we can protect our borders, our sovereignty, and our citizens, all while remaining true to America's noblest legacies.

We ought to make sure that people coming here ought to be vetted and that we secure this federal border.

We have to get control of our borders.

A key part of your sovereignty is the ability to control the influx and outflow of your people and is the ability to secure your border.

We need a wall or a sophisticated fence, as long as it secures our border.