When you can't even pick up the trash for 8 months it leads to mass riots.

I think we cannot afford to ignore them.

the dysfunction within Lebanon is what created Hezbollah, created a receptive climate for Hezbollah.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would suggest, respectfully, tread very lightly on what you conclude about that.

I can tell you in my community right across the river it was because of an undocumented individual we were able to solve a murder by an undocumented individual.

I cannot imagine. And it was a failure of the system that made you victims.

If we don't have your cooperation, we can't resolve some problems.

I need your help in fixing that because there are problems in the current system that affect American citizens who count on it to protect them, but also immigrant families who want to make sure that they are treated with respect and…

The system is broken, and until we reform immigration as a whole, we will not be able to get past some of these loopholes that criminals are finding.

If my police chief were at this table, he would testify that we don't want to essentially federalize our police forces...

That is not a system that is going to provide for the safety of our citizens, and it is not going to be a system that will adequately address our need for legitimate and legal immigration.

I think you just put your--I spent 14 years in local government before coming here and was chairman of my county, was the equivalent of being a mayor, 1.2 million people.

I urge you to do it with Members of Congress as well.

I think that would be, like, 70 million here in the United States, comparable.

Isn't it the requirement in a democracy that our government officials meet freely with both sides, with those for and against, to try to come to a proper determination about how to move forward?

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today is an historic day. Today, the House of Representatives will be the first Chamber in Congress to approve legislation that has been pending before the House and Senate for…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Yoder), the chief sponsor of the legislation.