Deporting people home may, in fact, mean sending one of the worst perpetrators, who now has the ability to extort any number of additional people, home to achieve a criminal result right here in the United States.

I think my point would be, then we are just treating symptoms, because we are not going to get ahead of this unless we work collaboratively.

I do not think there is any doubt that MS-13 has become a cancer in our society and that it is metastasizing in every community.

I think you know almost better than anyone else who serves in this Administration how horrific the conditions are.

The rate of murder and mayhem is unparalleled throughout the world, which is really saying something.

I am deeply concerned about personnel issues on the Northern border and hope that whatever you are looking at in that study includes securing enough personnel to do the job and to meet the challenges.

Obviously, the law that was passed requires that you meet a June deadline for telling us what the threats are and how you are going to secure the Northern border.

The jurisdictional issues that we have, trying to tackle that, are absolutely horrible.

I know their level of frustration.

But, it is DHS's position that most of the contraband--especially heroin and methamphetamines--are actually coming through the ports of entry (POEs).

This is insane, this is crazy.

We see a lot of trafficking on and off of the reservation.

I am concerned that, with the lack of Federal resources, it takes that great collaboration and pulls it apart.

I think it is clear--and the ability to collaborate, with those resources, is so critical.

It is harder and harder to find Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) money.

The criminal element is pouring across the border, because there is a market for what they are selling here.

And, we are not going to forget yours--and we are not going to forget your story and we are going to get to the bottom of this.

The biggest problem I see is extortion.