I didn’t realize how much animosity there is here – we have a responsibility to the American public to work together.

I think everyone in this room agrees with that, but nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.

Nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

My job as the governor of Minnesota is to make Minnesota the best state in the nation.

We have a broken immigration system in this country.

While you've convened this hearing to explore the issue of so-called 'sanctuary states,' Minnesota isn't even a sanctuary state.

Together, we are prepared to keep our communities safe while protecting Pennsylvanians' fundamental rights — and we will be working around the clock to ensure both the rights of protesters and the wellbeing of our cities and towns are…

As we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor.

This is a flagrant abuse of power and nothing short of an assault on our American values.

If Tom Homan comes to Albany to arrest me, I’ll say go for it. You can’t intimidate a governor.

Violence is not an answer to any political differences, destruction and chaos are unacceptable — and neither will be permitted here in Pennsylvania.

Our nation needs secure borders. Our nation needs comprehensive immigration reform from this body.

With demonstrations and protests planned across Pennsylvania this weekend, I want to be very clear: all protests and demonstrations must remain peaceful, lawful, and orderly.

New York has managed an unprecedented immigrant influx because of a broken border.

You’re putting a federal problem on our laps. And know what? It gets old after a while.

This is an overreach of epic proportions.

Anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property will be arrested and held accountable to the full extent of the law.