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.

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

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.

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.

Texas will stand in the very noble position to receive the funding necessary for reimbursement.

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

I ask unanimous consent to submit the American Immigration Lawyers Association statement dated June 24, 2014.

I think we should not run away from challenges that have been made regarding the treatment of these children.

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

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.

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.