Jeff Sessions

I think Congress is timid to challenge the Executive, which I have expressed concern about for some time.

Well, you need to--we need to understand this. This is huge, because we have a unified budget.

Higher public debt leads to lower investment, slower transitional growth or recovery from a recession, and a lower long-term level of output. Debt is bad for growth.

This President does not want to see the immigration laws enforced. That's what's happened.

This President has been focused on reducing the activities and the lawful jurisdiction of your agents.

If you will do that effectively and if you'll send a clear message and utilize the tools that you have instead of undermining the tools that you have, I believe we could have a dramatic improvement in the amount of the number of people who…

Forgive me if I don't think you're going to have a big progress with China. I hope I'm wrong.

I think we should be stronger on Secure Communities.

It's just an unacceptable thing. It's just a part of international immigration policy that if an individual from a country comes to the United States unlawfully, they should be able to be deported.

I think it's an unbelievable affront to law. It's an actual assertion that they are going to sabotage law enforcement in their cities.

We've got major cities--Los Angeles, Chicago--refusing to honor Federal detainers on people who are in the country unlawfully.

First of all, on the comprehensive immigration bill, it was not supported by the people and over a 10-year period the number of green cards would increase from, lawfully then, 10 million people getting permanent residence, to 30 million…

I suggest that you need to be listening to the agents and get on their side and try to help them fulfill their legal obligation and your obligation.

One of them was that we have a biometric entry/exit system. We've had that in law for--since 2002.

I believe Senator Grassley is correct to say that we see a lack of will in your Department before you took the office and from the President, frankly, on down.

If a country does not take back people who entered into the United States unlawfully, that they don't get to have any more admissions.

The 9/11 Commission says there's no way you can have control over visas if you don't do that, which is plainly true.

A priority can become, in itself, an amnesty.

But it is the same principle, absolutely the same principle of ancient origin.

It is an historic part of American and English law before America was founded.

Criminal violators ought not to be able to keep their ill-gotten gains.

It is unthinkable that we would make it harder for the Government to take money from a drug dealer than it is for a businessperson to defend themselves in a lawsuit.

I believe the Defense Department may underestimate the critical nature of the refugee crisis.

I think it's clear that confidence in understanding of where we stand and what we're going to do for the next 10, 20, 30 years, as any leader of a Middle Eastern nation has got to think, and as we should think, as a great Nation, I don't…

What if it takes three years? Can't we provide some sort of area there for people who are in danger?