border security starts 1,500 miles to the south, including in Central America--and that we must work with our partners there to address some of the 'push' factors that lead people there to undertake the dangerous journey to our southern border.
Emphasizes the need for addressing root causes of migration from Central America.
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The last thing I wanted to do is walk away from one of the great honors of my life, being the secretary of homeland security. But I did something wrong and God punished me, I guess.
It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on a conversation. Absolutely stuns me. And I thought at least that was sacred.
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A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or shot down or seriously wounded in combat or spend years being tortured as POWs are all suckers, because there is nothing in it for them.