If it is not our lack of enforcing immigration laws, why don't they stop somewhere in Mexico?

I am just worried about where the money is coming from and does that mean that that pot gets drained a little more?

We shouldn't be surprised because we saw it coming as far back as January.

Any Member of Congress that starts talking about a pathway to amnesty--and that is what it is--lays out the welcome mat for people around the world that want to come into the United States illegally while our borders are not secured.

Why weren't we prepared, if we expected 65,000?

Why come all the way to the United States? Why put these children a thousand miles and risk their lives?

I am blaming Congress as well and our lack of immigration enforcement.

National security is always a priority for all Members of Congress, but we also have the understanding that we can balance that with the protection of these unaccompanied children.

the violence today is really even a greater cause for the departures than the misery that they experience.

Would you just speak to that?

Do you think we should pass comprehensive immigration reform along with strong border security?

You are on-going in doing that now?

So what you are saying is that with that recognition that there has been some altering, you get right to it to make sure that you rise to the occasion to make sure that this area and the Nation's border is safe.

I have worked over the years on human trafficking and human smuggling, and none of that will be diminished in light of the title of this hearing.

I think the Chairman is correct that we need to work together.

This was a bill that we worked with extensively.

We are investigating and we care about these children and we are gonna address this in the way that the United States has always done in a humanitarian crisis.

I just take issue--and I respect all of the thinking on this, but I take issue with the idea that our Border Patrol team is not well placed with resources to do their jobs.