Tom Carper

We have been sending out drones for a couple years without the VADER systems and without sophisticated observation systems.

If we do not make the investments and build the relationships and the trust and the support to help those countries get their economies under control to provide opportunities at home, we will continue to be this safe haven.

They come up and say, 'How can I get to your country? How can I get to America?' There is a reason for that.

I think we can do both at the same time, and the immigration reform bill that Senator McCain co-authored actually does both at the same time.

Last month, our Chairman, along with Senator Sasse and I traveled down to South Texas to see firsthand conditions along our border.

I think Secretary Chertoff did an excellent job characterizing both the security value of the program and its favorable diplomatic impact for U.S. interests abroad.

I think it is something that other countries should consider more strongly.

Well, that is actually kind of encouraging.

I did not create one of those jobs, but we certainly worked hard to create the nurturing environment.

About 40 percent of the people that are here illegally out of the 11 or 12 million that are here came here--they came here legally.

I believe we have a moral and fiscal obligation to help our neighbors in the Northern Triangle.

At some point in time we have to ask the question, do these laws work? Are we solving the problem?

One of the best tools we have to keep the hearts and minds of the Central and Eastern Europeans oriented to the West and to the United States is the Visa Waiver Program.

Certainly, it had good support here in the United States, but it was a Colombian plan developed with support from the United States.

Good. Do you see a role for--and then we will come to Mr. Franco--do you see a role, eventually, for the Inter-American Development Bank with respect to this pipeline coming in from Mexico, or is that something that there is just plenty of…

They have very weak government systems, as you know, and we can help bolster them.

I want to dwell for a moment on what works and just throw out an idea that might be helpful for us.

As I understand it, there is around $500 million that actually is divided among the three countries.

The key to success has always been leadership.

Thanks for your service to our country. Good to see you all.

If we are not keeping score, we are just practicing.

To us to undercut that program would be giving Putin maybe the best gift he could get from a propaganda standpoint.

The Visa Waiver Program is more than just a revenue generator. It also serves as an important national security tool for our country.

It would be interesting to know how many instances of fraud have been found.

Those countries that are admitted into the program, are they required to regularly check Interpol's lost and stolen database?