the less Federal Government in my life, the better.

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

So we are doing the right thing.

The public perception that you can come here and stay has changed.

I would like to just reject categorically any claims made by Members of this committee that somehow America or American citizens are at fault for this crisis, this situation on the border.

This administration's mishandling of this situation just encourages more lawlessness.

If children can come across because CBP Agents are changing diapers or warming formula or doing other things other than securing the border, then I am sure that elements that want to do harm to this country can exploit our poor Southern…

Regardless of how we feel about immigration reform in this country, how can we sit by and watch our country's National sovereignty, my country's National sovereignty violated over and over and over on our Southern Border?

Article IV section 4 guarantees every State that joins this union protection against this.

I am frustrated that last night, we saw the IRS commissioner continue to obstruct Congress's investigation into the IRS's targeting of conservative groups by a crashed hard drive and lost e-mails.

Are we enforcing that? No, we seem to be looking the other way.

Let the record show that since 2006, there has been an increase of over 9,000 CBP Agents in this country since 2006 to now. Over 9,000 more agents to secure our border, and our border is less secure today, I think, than it ever has been.

If you enter the United States illegally of any age, you will be deported back to your home country.

We have laws on the books. The 2006 Secure Fence Act.

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?