Issue Position: National Security
Issue Position
Strengthen National Security Along Our Borders and Overseas
Stop Illegal Immigration and Secure Our Borders
The federal government hasn't just failed to secure our borders under the Obama Administration, they have actively encouraged more illegal immigration by not enforcing existing laws and enacting unconstitutional policies to prevent deportation and the prosecution of illegal immigrants accused of crimes. The lack of political courage to tackle this issue is shameful for such a great nation.
I will use every resource and tool necessary, including the deployment of our military, to secure the border. I will ensure that all of our laws are enforced and put an end to Sanctuary Cities. And I will strongly support Kate's Law to enforce mandatory minimum jail time for illegal immigrants who come back to America after being deported. You break our laws; you go to prison. Finally, I will cut off tax payer funded services that incentivize the very behavior our immigration laws are trying to prevent.
Restore America's Leadership in the World
Ronald Reagan believed in peace through strength and understood that when America's military was capable of projecting power, the world was safer. The lack of leadership by Barack Obama has left us with a nuclear armed Iran, Vladimir Putin as a legitimate world leader, an expansionist China, and a much diminished American military.
Ensure That America's Military Remains the Strongest in the World
It's time we reinvest in our Armed Forces, empower our military, and send a message to terrorists and terrorist nations -- when you endanger our nation, threaten our allies, and kill Americans, there will be no compromise and the consequences will be severe.
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