Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through the machinations of illegal schemes and scams that threaten our national security.

The American people demand results, not rhetoric, especially when it comes to national security issues.

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

We need to secure our southern border. Clearly, the southern border is now a nexus between immigration and national security. It's a sieve.

The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority.

Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.