I support immigration reform to ensure that employers can hire the workers they need and good people who want to work to support their families will have a way to do so.

Members of Congress should remember that under this administration, DHS has acted with impunity.

You can do it with compassion, and I think it is the compassion, or lack of, in this situation that causes us concern.

This waste of money is made worse by Trump's xenophobic agenda.

These people, I can personally attest, are hard workers who contribute to the local, State, and National economy.

I am committed to ensuring that the Department of Homeland Security enforce the laws and keeping our values and exercise discretion where necessary to protect children and other vulnerable populations.

I certainly want to recognize Congressman Lee and thank you for all of the good deeds that you have done not just for the State of Mississippi, for this Nation.

I would not take pride in this country that separates its children.

We should not under any circumstance separate children from their parents.

Thank you for--thank you again for giving me the opportunity to express my testimony on behalf of these people that all cry out for help.

The manner in which the raids was conducted was appalling and inhumane, to say the least.

I pray to God to give you the wisdom to resolve this issue in the right way.

The Hispanic population in the city of Canton are not gang members. They are not rapists. They are not murderers, but folks who work and pay taxes, purchase goods, take care of each other and their families.

We must recognize the human dignity and contributions of immigrants who have lived, worked, and worshipped in our community...

I want to make clear that the raids of August 7 were not a response to any outcry from Mississippians regarding the presence of immigrant workers in our communities.

It's incredibly dangerous to pour indiscriminate taxpayer dollars into a Government agency that has little to no oversight.

I am wearing a pin on my right lapel that was presented to me by some folks today who appreciate veterans, and I appreciate being recognized. I am a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve. I retired from that organization, and…

Mississippi is not better off as a result of what ICE has done here.