“To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.”

Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.

Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the United States.

We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.

As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.

We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.

Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.

As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.

Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.

The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.

During the last eight to 10 years there have been continued efforts which have resulted in a strategic alliance with the Mexicans and improved safety and security at the border.

There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.

America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.

Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.

We make things together. We have shared production platforms.

If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.

Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive.

Let not your zeal to share your principles entice you beyond your borders.

We will stop the terrorist attacks before they occur because we will not be prisoners to political correctness. Rather, we will speak the truth. Border security is national security and we will not be admitting jihadists as refugees.

The only people benefiting from the status quo in immigration [in the USA] today are the people trafficking human beings across the border, and the people who are hiring illegal labor for cheap purposes.

Taking control of our laws border and money, run not by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Brussels but by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Britain. That ladies and gentlemen is a dream worth fighting for.

Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.

And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.

The ‘Protect America First Act’ is the most comprehensive and thorough piece of border security legislation to be introduced in the 117th Congress.

I have smuggled so many ingredients across so many borders, like shallot confit from Thailand, or a new sauce from New Orleans not approved by the FDA.