No. The disaster is the fact that we have a broken immigration system that we cannot seem to fix.
Alejandro Mayorkas
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Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas is an American lawyer and government official who has served as the Secretary of Homeland Security since February 2, 2021. He is notable for being the first Latino and immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mayorkas has focused on various issues including immigration reform, cybersecurity, and disaster response during his tenure. His leadership has been marked by significant challenges, particularly regarding the U.S. immigration system and border security.
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November 8, 2023
The $1.3 billion that the supplemental request calls for will assist us with additional personnel, additional technological resources, and the ability to work with our international partners.
— Alejandro Mayorkas
I will work with you to achieve a comprehensive solution because a piecemeal solution will lead to remaining problems.
the rise in anti-Semitism, and the latest data point I saw is that it has increased 388 percent since October 7th.
Senator, I will continue to work with you to fix the immigration system that is fundamentally broken.
those individuals who are paroled in the United States, have basically cleared this process.
The supplemental will assist us in advancing our mission dramatically. It is the funding that we require in addition to our annual funding.
It costs billions and billions of dollars, it takes years and years to build, and it is not as effective as a multi-prong strategy that includes critically the latest technological advancements.
If an individual is determined to be a public safety threat, or a threat to our national security, they are a priority for removal.
Construction of physical barriers on the border of the United States would, in fact, prevent unlawful entries.





