If we are looking for a needle in a haystack, sometimes it is helpful if we actually reduce the size of the haystack.

I think there is another one that we are working on.

You need to have an answer to the question, how much are you putting forward.

Ultimately, if I were sitting in your chair--I know how difficult it can be, but it is really developing and working together to come up with a comprehensive immigration plan as well as securing the border.

We can help. They have got to do it in the end, and part of what is needed is really strong, courageous leadership.

This is not us designing something in Washington, and I know there is some consultation, but that we are going to hang a billion-dollar here program, and, of course, they will take it.

We understand the consequences.

When you hear 'illegal immigration,' I may think one thing. You may think another. But we have to define that.

What I have yet to see is where it is a Central American plan coming from them themselves.

Just for clarification, under the, I want to say, 2007 law signed by President Bush, does it differentiate the way we treat kids from these Central American countries as opposed to kids from Mexico in terms of what we do with them and the…

We have a window of opportunity that he believes... leaders who are committed to providing their nations and their citizens the level of security and economic development that they deserve.

We have several million people in the country who are looking for work.

I think it has dawned on Mexico in the last year or so that they have a dog in this fight...

I would continue the information-sharing collaboration as we are doing now, implement technology to assist in that.

Mr. President, before the Democratic leader leaves, in the warmest and most enthusiastic way, I want to welcome him back. He looks like he has been in a big fight. I am sure he won. It is wonderful to have him back in his leadership role…

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Mr. President, I come to the floor to call for a vote against the motion to proceed to H.R. 240, the House Homeland Security funding bill. Now, this is a shock--for Senator Barbara Mikulski to call for a vote against a motion to proceed on…

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