Our system and facilities were never structured to withstand the current influx of immigrants. Kirstjen Nielsen More Quotes by Kirstjen Nielsen More Quotes From Kirstjen Nielsen I share his frustration, border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation. These are complex issues and I will continue to direct the Department to do all we can to implement the President’s security-focused agenda. Kirstjen Nielsen politics I assume they are just referring to business as usual and our ability to handle whatever work we are assigned. Kirstjen Nielsen us-news DHS continues to monitor the remnants of the ‘caravan’ of individuals headed to our Southern border with the apparent intention of entering the United States illegally, a sovereign nation that cannot—or worse, chooses not—to defend its borders will soon cease to be a sovereign nation. The Trump administration is committed to enforcing our immigration laws – whether persons are part of this ‘caravan’ or not. Kirstjen Nielsen us The 30-foot-high bollard-style wall is a massive upgrade, and exactly what the men and women of the Border Patrol have requested. It's not mere replacement, for dilapidated, ineffective low wall and vehicle barriers : It's a new wall and part of a wall system. Kirstjen Nielsen politics In other words, through trying to protect a citizen's privacy we eliminate the ability of many of the vendors and researchers who otherwise have access to data to see the trends in attacks. Kirstjen Nielsen politics The urgency can not, however, be underscored, we will be doing this today, under the president's direction. I will continue my conversation with all four border governors, and we hope to have the path forward very much specified in the near future. Kirstjen Nielsen latest-headlines We will build this wall, so thank you for coming out today, we look forward to breaking ground very soon and securing our country. Kirstjen Nielsen politics Walls work, i don’t know about anybody saying it’s last century technology. Kirstjen Nielsen latest-headlines What I heard him say was that he’d like to move away from a lottery (based immigration system) to a merit-based one. Kirstjen Nielsen latest-headlines I think what the president is saying is that he’d like to move to a more merit-based (system) that is based on the individual, i take a little bit of offense to the comments that the president is racist. Kirstjen Nielsen politics People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it's very simple: border security is national security. Kirstjen Nielsen thinkmesimplepeople Asylum is for people fleeing persecution, not those searching for a better job. Yet our broken system - with its debilitating court rulings, a crushing backlog, and gaping loopholes - allows illegal migrants to get into our country anyway and for whatever reason they want. This gaming of the system is unacceptable. Kirstjen Nielsen jobgamingbrokenpeople Every day, we rely on a number of partnerships to help us accomplish our mission to secure our borders. State and local officials, interagency federal partners, Congress, and of course, our international partners. I have been with and will and continue to work with these partners. Kirstjen Nielsen every-daywilldaywork My decision has been that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted. If you're a parent or you're a single person or you happen to have a family, if you cross between the ports of entry, we will refer you for prosecution. You've broken U.S. law. Kirstjen Nielsen youfamilybrokendecision I do absolutely believe that the climate is changing. I'm not prepared to determine causation. Kirstjen Nielsen changingabsolutelyclimatebelieve There is no need for a wall from sea to shining sea. Kirstjen Nielsen needwallshiningsea If you are a DACA that's compliant with your registration, meaning you haven't committed a crime, you, in fact, are registered, you're not priority of enforcement for ICE should the program end. Kirstjen Nielsen meaningyourendyou I would hate for anybody not to abide by alert warnings coming from government systems. Kirstjen Nielsen cominganybodygovernmenthate We need to fund our troops. We need to protect them. We need to increase homeland security. These are vital national security interest we need to fund. Kirstjen Nielsen needhomelandsecurityinterest I took an oath when I became secretary of homeland security to defend and support the Constitution. Kirstjen Nielsen oathsecurityconstitutionsupport
