WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today voted to secure the southern border by voting against the Resolution of Disapproval of the National Emergency Declaration.

“We must have comprehensive immigration reform, which starts with a secure border,” Roberts said. “We also need further resources at the southern border to deal with the humanitarian crisis hurting the thousands of migrants who attempt to enter our country.”

“I agree with the president’s assessment that we have reached a crisis point at the border, and this is nothing new. For many years, control of our southern border has been a fundamental failure of our first obligation to protect the national security of the United States.”

The Resolution of Disapproval has already cleared the House and was approved by the Senate with a vote of 51-49. The Resolution now goes to the President’s desk where he is expected to veto it.

The National Emergency Declaration is here.