Can we not balance our desire for security with the recognition that we have passed a law that is not a law that undermines National security?

I would argue that the National Guard militarizes.

None of these children were a danger to themselves.

You happen to have all of us in the entire State of Texas, and that means that you have the families and friends and local government officials that are here in this region.

We are talking about children who are not in the Taj Mahal but are desperate and maybe internally displaced or chased off by the violence of their countries.

What child can imagine that they would fit under DACA? It is clearly an issue of devastating human smuggling and human trafficking.

The Federal Government is doing its work--I think that is going to be my role today.

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, a Representative in Congress From the State of Texas:

I think the variables of the world would argue that the world remains in crisis in many areas

In a survey of 404 by the United Nations, they found that 58 percent of these children were forcibly displaced and to a degree, it warranted international protection.

So we are doing the right thing.

Let me first of all acknowledge that this should not be political grandstanding.

The idea was for 20 children or 100 children to be handled by HHS, a more humanitarian--it was not an open-door policy.

It is a humanitarian crisis of huge proportions, and we have to deal with it.

Should we respect and engage with the citizens in this region about how we approach the safety and security of the border?

Include in any reform package a mechanism by which parents who are eligible for a legalization program can bring their children to join them in a safe, lawful, and timely manner.

The bills we are discussing today will clarify and streamline the natural gas infrastructure permitting process.

This legislation would give the Department of the Interior explicit authority to permit natural gas pipelines over Federal lands.