Silvestre Reyes: Straight talk on immigration - Where does John McCain stand?

For more than 26 years I served on the border, first as a Border Patrol agent, and eventually as sector chief in McAllen and later El Paso, Texas. I know first hand what it takes to keep our enemies out, including drug dealers and human traffickers. For years in Congress I’ve worked to advance and improve our nation’s border security and reform our immigration laws.

From fighting to end the so-called catch-and-release policy on non-Mexicans caught crossing the border, to working to provide our Border Patrol with the resources they need. I’ve always kept the mindset that this is not about Republicans or Democrats. It’s about doing what’s right for our country. One thing was clear to me from the beginning both as a Border Patrol agent and as a member of Congress. We cannot solve our nation’s immigration and border security problems with a piecemeal approach. “*

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