I have to say for myself and Mr. Pearce, our hearts continue to be with your family.

I don't know of a better use of our scarce Federal funds than investing in our sea ports, our land ports, and our air ports of entry.

Securing the border at the border should be the strategy for our country.

Our visa system, our temporary worker system is broken.

We believe that comprehensive immigration reform is also essential for border security.

I just want to give you the opportunity.

It is that public safety threat to those that are living in those areas that are then having the traffic funneled into them which is the main point of feedback that I am getting really across the board.

With limited resources, the best way to address that is to figure out how to funnel the illegal activity into a place that we can monitor and intercept at a time and place of our choosing.

What happens if something gets through us? What happens when they go through these roads, through these main roads down on 90, on the main roads over here off of Wilcox and the Tombstone area, Nogales? They serve a purpose. They serve a…

For the record, I just want to make a comment, that the second hearing we had in Washington, DC last month was really focusing on the infrastructure and the staffing at our ports of entry.

Local law enforcement, business and community leaders, ranchers and residents--those I represent and have met with and spoken to on countless occasions--have a different perspective.