“Although the Border Patrol has changed dramatically since its inception in 1924, its overall mission remains unchanged: to detect and prevent the illegal entry of individuals into the United States.” – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, accessed May 30, 2023

“Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 377,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 28,000 criminal arrests, with more than 26,000 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, Texas law enforcement has seized over 417 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.” – Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott, May 26, 2023

“The federal government owes Americans a plan to secure our country, and in the meantime, states continue to answer this important call to service. I am again authorizing the Tennessee National Guard to help secure the Southern border, and I commend these troops for providing critical support.” – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, May 24, 2023

“Suelzer gave examples of tactics Texas National Guard soldiers are deploying, showing maps of where barriers have been and are being constructed along the border. He also discussed how other states’ National Guard troops or law enforcement officers “could be integrated into Operation Lone Star to help fill the gaps created by President Biden’s open border policies,” the governor’s office said in a news release.” – The Center Square, May 23, 2023

“‘This bill is seeking to protect state sovereignty,’ Hodges told the committee, stressing it would apply to ‘corporations who are seeking to control essential assets, not local residents with lawful status who want to contribute to Louisiana business, culture and community.'” – Just the News, May 21, 2023

“Florida law is that you have to be here legally to be able to be employed. That’s been the law for forever, and so when we have something like E-Verify, that’s a tool to make sure that longstanding Florida law is enforced.” – Breitbart, May 16, 2023

“We also need to restore a sense of normalcy about we are a nation that has borders. Our sovereignty as a people matters. Don’t tell me foreigners can just decide to come across the border when they want to. We decide who comes into this country as Americans, we have every right to have that border secured and not have this disaster unfolding.” – Fox News, May 13, 2023

The Securing Our Border Act:

• Funds nonintrusive border inspections to better equip our law enforcement’s capability to track drugs and other illicit contraband before it enters the United States;
• Funds border wall construction and other technologies to bolster tracking and enforcement efforts along the southwestern border;
• Provides retention bonuses for Border Patrol agents to help mitigate morale issues; and
• Ends the “Catch and Release” policy established by the Biden administration.

The National Border Patrol Council, which represents approximately 18,000 Border Patrol agents, endorses this legislation. – Tim Scott United States Senator serving South Carolina, April 26, 2023

“The bill includes a McCaul provision that would require the Government Office of Accountability (GAO) to conduct a study on the costs incurred by states to secure the southern border in the absence of the federal government, as well as the feasibility of a reimbursement program.” – Congressman Michael McCaul representing the 10th district of Texas, April 24, 2023