From the Loony Left
“[Murder] is preventable when it’s done by anyone. So whether it’s done by an illegal immigrant, a legal immigration, an American citizen — it literally does not matter because all of those are horrible crimes.” —CNN’s Abby Phillip

“Masked troops in unmarked cars are still arresting innocent black people and brown people because of the color of their skin — sometimes because they speak with an accent. They’re still shooting people — innocent people.” —Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

“Immigrants to this country, and undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at lower rates than people who are born here in the United States.” —Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy

“Trump is ... making spurious claims, presenting no evidence, constantly hiding the ball from people. And he knows it’s not working, which is why you see these desperate attempts to, in any way possible, steal the outcome of the election.” —New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, whose state had 6,600 noncitizens on the voter rolls

“There is no part of the so-called SAVE America Act that I can support.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

“Republicans are just making up ambiguity to justify their bigotry. This country has a history of demonizing people it doesn’t like.” —Pennsylvania Congresswoman Summer Lee

“The Iranian regime is stronger, more aggressive, more repressive today than when we started. ... So, frankly, I don’t see us as being in a stronger position.” —Delaware Senator Chris Coons

“I think free trade is like a cancer on the American economy.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

“I wish our government would go after pedophiles the way they go after brown men headed to work at 7 AM. I wish this government would close billionaire tax loopholes like they’re closing public schools across this nation. I wish this government would fund our healthcare like they fund new forever wars in the Middle East that no one asked for.” —Texas Senate candidate James Talarico

“The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal. A year later, disaster struck.” —CNN headline for an article blaming Trump for the Nepal flood that they have since edited

For the Record
“I reject your guys’ sympathy, to be honest with you. There’s no way you guys are sorry. Not one of you guys have ever called me. Not one of you guys have ever reached out to me. Not one of you guys have ever sat there and seen me in the hallways and said, ‘Hey, sorry about your daughter.’ You guys do it right here, where you guys are grandstanding on top of your soapbox. ... Every day something’s happening to somebody, and it is your guys’ fault. I hold each and every one of you responsible for it, and I always will.” —Marcus Coleman speaking to Democrats in testimony about the illegal immigrant truck driver who caused his daughter’s traumatic brain injury

From the Reasonable Right
“Remember, President Trump secured the border in 48 hours upon becoming president in his second term. So it wasn’t a big ordeal to secure the border. It was a choice that Biden and the Democrats made to have that open border, which allowed fentanyl to come across, which allowed lots of criminals to come across.” —Kentucky Congressman James Comer

“I’m an equal opportunity deporter. I don’t care where you’re from. ... If you got an order of removal issued by the immigration judge, you’re going to go home.” —Border Czar Tom Homan

“The 14th Amendment was never meant to turn American soil into a factory for manufacturing United States citizenship.” —Texas Congressman Chip Roy

“This campaign for the midterms, for 2028, should focus ... on one simple question: Do you believe — really believe — that America is worth preserving: our borders, our jobs, our traditions? If so, your vote should hinge on which party, which candidate, has a better track record of defending them. It’s an easy answer.”  —Laura Ingraham

“I guess the Lindsay Clancy trial has put an end to that whole thing about a woman being president. ... Until five minutes ago, citing women’s hormones as a reason they couldn’t be president was the most retrograde misogyny imaginable. Today, Lindsay’s legion of supporters think hormones should excuse a triple homicide.” —Ann Coulter

“It’s culturally popular to blame all the world’s ills on men and their ‘toxic masculinity,’ and, by extension, to hold women up as more virtuous, more sensible, more compassionate and thus better suited to ‘run the world.’ It’s also manifestly false.” —Laura Hollis