We do not have the ability to deport 11 or 12 million. We do not have the ability to deport 5 million.

Alan Simpson was the Chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee for a number of years.

I want to just share with you my views as somebody that represents the State with the largest number of immigrants, both legal and illegal.

I think that the Hagel-Martinez scenario, which I voted for, is not really workable because it creates another subclass of people.

It seems to me that the best way to approach this is with an identity document that is biometric.

I think there's serious problems with this nominee.

It would appear, if you look at the profit margins, that the industry is purposely keeping refining capacity low.

It would appear, if you look at the profit margins, that the industry is purposely keeping refining capacity low.

The idea of replacing the most controversial authority in the PATRIOT Act with one that doesn't even contain prior approval is not responsible lawmaking.

I have really been hard-pressed to find any signs of bad use or overuse.

For this reason, continued Congressional oversight will remain critically important.

It seems to me that asking for an AUSA to sign off takes us back to the world where the answer to terrorism was criminal prosecution.

This is a very broad power. When used directly, the individual would know about it. In this case, they would have no recourse to court.

I support the legislation's language to add protections to Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.

I have found that the implementation has been reasonable in scope and tailored to the needs of our intelligence and law enforcement communities.

I thank you for holding this open hearing to discuss the Committee's draft legislation to reauthorize and amend the PATRIOT Act

Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman.

If you were to change it, how would you change it?

It is my hope that this will allow Justice and FBI employees to spend more time conducting intelligence investigations than passing papers through the bureaucracy.

Let me be clear--if this provision is passed into law, all of our discussion about Section 215 will be rendered superfluous.

this committee should review carefully actual applications for secret searches or surveillances under the new power provided by section 6001

I'm drafting an amendment which would replace section 213 of Senator Roberts' bill with a provision to give the FBI the criminal administrative subpoena authority it requested, with two limitations.

Congress should modify section 6001 to provide a presumption that an individual who is involved in international terrorism is acting for a foreign power.

Will you commit to allowing the return of the previous water facilities under this temporary grazing permit?

The thrust of the bill was that no private property owner be displaced, no eminent domain.