John Culberson
John Culberson
John Abney Culbersonis a lawyer and the U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party caucus. The district takes in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Harris County...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 August 1956
CountryUnited States of America
cannot country entered foreign national released states united
The foreign national cannot be released in the United States but must be removed to the country from which they entered the U.S.
care spent
We have already spent more than enough to take care of the fundamentals.
borders criminal crossing dangerous extremely gangs growing southern violent
Extremely violent and dangerous criminal gangs like MS-13 and drug smugglers are crossing our southern borders in growing numbers.
border enforce law money patrol troops
Give the sheriffs and our border patrol and law enforcement the money and troops they need to get out there and enforce law and order.
convinced iraq keeping military mission president states support troops united until vote
I'm going to vote in support of the president of the United States in keeping the troops in Iraq until the president and our military is convinced that the mission is complete.
against best country defense good hearts sneak terrorists trust trying
America's best defense against terrorists trying to sneak into our country is to trust the good hearts and the good sense of American citizens.
matter principles government-shutdown
What was I elected for? ... This is a matter of core principle.
america borders authority
Federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders
citizens unions borders
Eligible citizens from any State in the Union can serve in the Border Protection Corps of that State
agents borders enough
The sheriffs are completely outnumbered and outgunned. And we don't have enough border patrol agents
country mexican connections
This is not the first time that Mexican authorities have handed over an Arab from a country with known Al Qaeda connections to a local sheriff across the border. FBI picks them up and disappears
taken law borders
Foreign nationals entering the United States illegally who are taken into custody by the Border Protection Corps or by State or local law enforcement authorities must be promptly delivered to a federal law enforcement authority
real people border-security
The border sheriffs are locally elected. They're accountable. They know the territory and the people. And they can respond the most quickly to what is a real national security emergency, because the border is unprotected