But the perverse incentive here is come here illegally. Claim asylum. And then guess what? You are going to get free education, free healthcare, and you are going to apply and, most likely, odds are you are going to get a work permit.

Will the gentleman yield? When I went to the Eloy detention facility, when I was down on the border, you have two categories of how you recognize them--OTMs, other than Mexicans, and Mexicans.

Any program that is passed unanimously by the Senate and signed by Richard Nixon has got to be a priori evidence that this is a screwed-up program.

I advocate for more legal immigration. I want to fix legal immigration. It is not working.

What I think those memos told us is the agency was making a decision, then trying to find some science to back it up.

I want to emphasize some of the problems we have with the administration that is supposedly trying to work with the States, but does not do it.

The unfortunate thing this coming year, the unfortunate thing is the bloom doesn't take place until May or June, which means we have to come up with a mitigation plan before we can find out what the hell the plants are, and where they are.

I will be brief. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

If hundreds of thousands of people who would just ignore the law, they ignore the judge, they are supposed to be deported, they thumb their nose at us, and they just continue on here. That is the problem.

what is unconscionable, what we cannot stand for are people that abuse the system.

We need metrics. Metrics that we can work on the same pages.

the integrity of our immigration system is compromised, and potential threats to our communities and national security are able to legally live and work here.

I asked if you would make a commitment to this committee that, if confirmed, you will ensure that any political activity regulation the IRS finalizes will apply equally to 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) organizations.

I fear that the IRS will never be fully capable of ensuring that advanced refundable tax credits go only to those who are truly eligible.

In my opinion, the greatest single challenge facing the IRS is its need to recover the trust of the American people.

the very nature of these credits--pay first, verify a person's income later--will lead to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of improper payments.

I do not think the IRS can restore its reputation as a nonpartisan agency if it finalizes a regulation that favors one group over another like this.

If you are confirmed, I hope that you will begin working jointly with Congress--and with members of both parties--to fix these problems.