PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S OVAL OFFICE SPEECH ON IMMIGRATION & BORDER WALL FUNDING~WHILE DEMOCRATS, FORMERLY SUPPORTIVE OF A WALL, CONDEMN SPEECH AS IMMORAL, FULL OF MISINFORMATION & A MANUFACTURED CRISIS
Decry Loss of Pay & Benefits for Federal Workers & Welfare Recipients, etc.
President Trump addresses the nation.
January 8, 2019. White House. Oval Office.
My fellow Americans:
Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.
Every
day, Customs and Border Patrol 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, 90 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, and bed space to process
the sharp rise in 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 re-opens 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, who
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’ve met with dozens of families whose loved
ones were stolen by illegal immigration. I’ve 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 goodnight.
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DEMOCRATS APOPLECTIC
Schumer and Pelosi's full response to
Trump's border address
After President Trump addressed the nation Jan. 8, House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer
delivered a response.
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to Trump address
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