John McCain
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
Well, certainly it does not discourage illegal migration if we have a law that says that if they show up on our border, they can stay here and only 10 to 20 percent of them are meeting their court dates.
I am deeply disturbed about the fact that my Southern border of my State is still not secure, that we are still seeing a record number, with the exception of one year, of unaccompanied children showing up at our borders who are being…
What is happening to these young people, including young boys as well as women, is something that you would want to bring to an abrupt halt.
Doesn't that concern you, that a sizable number of young women are raped on their way up to this country?
I do want to reference Senator McCain, and he had asked about President Obama's Executive actions on immigration.
If you were utterly upset and disturbed about it, then you would think you would want to bring a halt to it.
So the fact is that we now have still a larger number, according to these numbers, of unaccompanied children, larger than it has ever been, with the exception of last year, and you are acting like that is some kind of achievement.
Is there any doubt that there will be attempts and, for no reason to believe they are not going to be successful under the present scenario to expand the Russian influence through the separatists throughout Ukraine?
I agree, and as long as they are dependent on Russian energy, I do not think you are going to see.
We need to stay engaged in Europe for the reasons about which I have spoken as well as for the challenges so well articulated by the chairman and the ranking member.
We cannot understate the gravity of that experience, and we should not understate how that ghost rattles through the Europe zeitgeist.
If the Ukrainian government cannot hold the line against separatist offensives, they will lose ground--it will lose ground politically.
This has really been a very good hearing. We have learned a lot, laid out more reality.
What kind of intel sharing do you get in your work with the Federal Government?
It is disturbing that you have talked about these documented cases that are not acted upon.
Why is there such a shortage on our border, Mariposa Port of Entry of 200 agents?





