So all I would say to our colleagues is there is no doubt in my mind that moving from a revolving door where people would come in and they would be given probation and then they would be released on bail for the second, third, and fourth offense and tried another year later, and given probation again, too often this was driving the crime rate.
Sessions argues that lenient sentencing practices contribute to rising crime rates.
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We're excited about that. I will share to you, Chairman and Ranking Member, we are determined to use that money quickly.
It hasn't been good. And the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.
I think this is doable, but it cannot be done if we haven't fixed the illegal immigration flow.
On Thursday Jeff Sessions cited the bible to justify separating immigrant children from their parents.
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