[The President’s magnificent address to the nation on border security last night, 1/08, with full transcript following]
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My fellow Americans: Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.
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. 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. 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.
