This second travel ban was just the same ban in different wrapping paper. It had the same discriminatory intent, and we can't--we don't even know what this President's financial ties are to countries that are not on the list because he…

The President has announced that he is going to move for this merit-based immigration system, breaking from decades of long practice of giving families--preference to families of U.S.-based citizens.

Trump's characterization of the U.S. immigration as a flood of low-skilled migrants draining public finances is flawed. New arrivals to the United States are increasingly better-educated and well-off.

The President was duly given by Congress the authority to protect our borders.

For these injunctions to come in place and prevent the President from doing his job is absolutely, totally wrong.

Splitting the Ninth Circuit would not bring justice closer to the people.

Dividing the Ninth Circuit is opposed by a majority of the judges in that circuit as well as by the bar.

As this committee moves forward on legislation addressing issues facing the Federal courts this year, I look forward to addressing the Ninth Circuit, in addition to other issues.

I think that's what was going on there.

Such restructuring would result in a significant financial cost to American taxpayers.

Well, I realize that this is not directly addressed in the FEMA, but it is important to note that many of the tragedies, especially in bus or rail systems, sometimes mental health plays a big part in people--well, being antisocial.

Mr. Speaker, in every chapter from the story of America's success, we find countless examples of the contributions made by immigrants. In fact, it begins in our prologue: we are a nation founded by immigrants. Yet, over the weekend, a…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to thank the witnesses for the work that you do. When I was Active Duty in the Air Force, I worked on sex offender cases as a prosecutor.

Isn't that correct?

That's certainly right.

I think the relevance is the quality of the opinions coming out of the circuit.

I think this entire hearing is sort of bizarre and useless.