Sam Graves Quotes

As far as a wall is concerned, the experts actually say that in some places a wall is necessary, in other places a double wall is necessary, and in other places that a wall wouldn't help. So I'm for whatever it takes to secure our border with Mexico. We've got to do it. I'm for then enforcing our laws.

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

Homeland security is a joke if we don’t have border security.

People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it's very simple: border security is national security.

We have a serious problem in this country, and that is securing this country and making sure that the rule of law's upheld. And I applaud Arizona in regards to this.

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

But the people of Arizona, the people of America, have been promised that our borders would be secured for years and years and years, with it not happening. And I don't believe the people of America, certainly not the people of Arizona, are ready to discuss anything other at this point in time other than securing our borders.

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

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

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

We need to know who's in the United States. We need to know everyone who's in the United States that comes in here from a foreign country. And we have to separate the ones who are dangerous from the ones who aren't. To accomplish that, we need a fence. We need a technological fence. We need a border patrol.

We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this debate on illegal immigration and illegal entry into this country, let's begin at the very beginning by sealing the borders to this great Nation.

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

Border security is a safety issue.

The American people are a welcoming and generous people. But those who enter our country illegally, and those who employ them, disrespect the rule of law. And because we live in an age where terrorists are challenging our borders, we simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, and unchecked. Americans are right to demand better border security and better enforcement of the immigration laws.

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?

Yes, there should be tough border security. Yes, there should be foolproof ID cards, with biometrics, for Social Security and employment purposes.

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.

Everybody knows that from a national security standpoint we need to secure our southern border.

There is nothing unbiblical about building a wall and protecting citizens.

We do need to strengthen our security at the border.

The border is way more porous than it should be, and I think we'd be open to discussing anything that enhances border security.

I drafted and proposed a law to secure our borders and build the border wall - and make the sanctuary cities pay for it.