Fox News Sunday interviews for 2023 races: on Immigration

Byron Donalds: Secure the border first; it was secure under Trump

DONALDS: Under the Trump administration, we actually had the border under control; it was secure. The Democrats have always wanted this massive surge to the border with no checks at all. Joe Biden ripped up all the Trump era policies that actually had our border secure.

Q: Democrats will say, "yes, it is true, this administration got rid of those policies, but it's because they were cruel and inhumane." What about a compromise solution?

DONALDS: When Democrats don't like a policy, they call it cruel. But what truly is cruel are the young women who are being raped in the journey to our southern border. They're being raped by the coyotes. They are being raped by the drug cartels. Also inhumane: the fact we've given operational control to the drug cartels under Joe Biden's administration. When it comes to negotiations with the Democrats on this policy, I say, "let's secure the border first. Let's finish building the wall."

Ro Khanna: More money for Border Patrol, judges, & immigration officers

Rep. Byron DONALDS (R-FL): When it comes to negotiations with the Democrats on this policy, I say, "let's secure the border first. Let's finish building the wall."

Rep. Ro KHANNA (D-CA): Why don't we come together in some common principles? We need a safe and secure border. And we need an orderly and humane process. We need to provide the money to have judges there and to have immigration officers, so that we can actually be quickly processing the claims. We need to have more money for Border Patrol.

Q: Ramping up border agents, those are included [in the GOP proposal]. They included E-Verify as well--are you opposed to that?

KHANNA: Their bill is extreme; it takes away funding from any of the NGOs giving water to people coming across. Their bill is for border wall [only]. That is not something Democrats can or will support.