Alejandro Mayorkas: “We need more visas and we need a more nimble system to address varying degrees of urgency in the marketplace.”

The situation is grave. It requires solutions.

The notion that we in law enforcement have sought to intentionally allow individuals to cross the border illegally for the purpose of voting is preposterous, and everyone should condemn that rhetoric.

We need those funds to increase to enable local communities to protect and guard themselves.

We need Congress to act swiftly to fund what should be a nonpartisan, apolitical phenomenon, and that is providing relief to all individuals with respect to the impacts of these extreme weather events.