Janet Napolitano

The President has made clear that the Congress can and should act to avoid sequestration in a balanced and fiscally responsible manner.

I urge the Congress to act to prevent sequestration and ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of the Nation.

We're getting to the point of diminishing marginal returns. What would really help us is if we could improve the legal migration system so that people come through our ports of entry.

We do not see that as a barrier to achieving equality.

Reductions mandated by sequestration would undermine the significant progress the Department has made over the past 10 years.

I believe national implementation of some worker verification system--E-Verify is the one we have--is central for immigration reform.

Our immigration system is not just broken; it is hurting our country.

One of the principles of our system is family unification.

We want a safe border, we want a strong border, and, importantly--and I have seen what happens when you do not do this.

I believe the border is secure. I believe the border is a safe border. That is not to say everything is 100 percent.

We need to continue to remind them that past is prologue to the future.

I think the whole aviation sector demonstrates the necessity to have a layered approach so that if someone or some group is able to evade one layer, another layer can pick them up.