I have been involved in drug law enforcement for 31 years now, and I have seen all different phases of it.

I am the Golden Rule guy—I think we all are.

I have always loved job creation and job preservation.

To those of us who live on the border, you have heard from us.

We have been sending out drones for a couple years without the VADER systems and without sophisticated observation systems.

They come up and say, 'How can I get to your country? How can I get to America?' There is a reason for that.

Last month, our Chairman, along with Senator Sasse and I traveled down to South Texas to see firsthand conditions along our border.

If we do not make the investments and build the relationships and the trust and the support to help those countries get their economies under control to provide opportunities at home, we will continue to be this safe haven.

I think we can do both at the same time, and the immigration reform bill that Senator McCain co-authored actually does both at the same time.

I think Secretary Chertoff did an excellent job characterizing both the security value of the program and its favorable diplomatic impact for U.S. interests abroad.

I think it is something that other countries should consider more strongly.

Well, that is actually kind of encouraging.

I did not create one of those jobs, but we certainly worked hard to create the nurturing environment.

I believe we have a moral and fiscal obligation to help our neighbors in the Northern Triangle.

At some point in time we have to ask the question, do these laws work? Are we solving the problem?

One of the best tools we have to keep the hearts and minds of the Central and Eastern Europeans oriented to the West and to the United States is the Visa Waiver Program.

Good. Do you see a role for--and then we will come to Mr. Franco--do you see a role, eventually, for the Inter-American Development Bank with respect to this pipeline coming in from Mexico, or is that something that there is just plenty of…

I want to dwell for a moment on what works and just throw out an idea that might be helpful for us.