I just came back from the spring break with 24 town meetings, and one of the strong messages that came through was people irritated because they feel that the immigration laws are not being adequately enforced.

The extent to which I say there are problems, I described the problems.

I would hope that you would agree that a change in law, if it is needed and you cannot do it on your own, that the visa revocations would not be reviewable in a court and that people who wish to harm Americans could be deported immediately.

Madam Secretary, you are right that resources are a key issue, and it is significantly a matter of court resources.

The Christmas Day bomber reminded us that, despite our best efforts, foreign terrorists can obtain a visa and make it to the United States.

I hope you can commit that they will not be, that now that we have Yuma under control, we will keep it that way.

the combination of those three things has worked to bring immigration down, illegal immigration down in the last 5 years.

I have always believed that State and local law enforcement in the normal course of their duties who apprehend people who are not lawfully in the country should turn those people over to the Federal officials, and they should be processed.

I see companies now resorting to the L visa, a program that allows workers from one company to work in their branches in affiliates in the United States.

It indicates a lack of commitment to enforcing our immigration laws when we basically tell local law enforcement, even if you know you have apprehended someone here illegally, nothing is going to be done about it.

The purpose of the Recovery Act was to stimulate the U.S. economy and bolster our employment.

The Inspector General found problems in 2006 with the L visa program, stating, 'It is vulnerable in several respects.'

We have got to get away from the virtual fence, complete the fencing that we are required to do, make sure we have enough people at the border to enforce the law.

One thing I wanted to say, and then I want to read a statement about a bill I have introduced...

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the House. And I remind you, Mr. Speaker, that these deliberations here represent the most deliberative body in the world. And that's the argument that we've…

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, April 26, 2010, at 12:30 p.m., for morning-hour…

I do not think one of those votes has cost anybody an election yet, but I guess we go through that exercise.

We should discuss options for amending the rules, such as Senator Harkin's proposal.