Joe Garcia

I really like the right 11 million people, because I think the vast majority of those that are undocumented in this country need an opportunity.

Regardless of how many businesses have they started, the millions they've invested in our community, the vital role they play in the economic development of my community, would you still support sending them back to Venezuela, regardless…

if somebody walked into my house, filled my refrigerator with fresh fruit, painted my walls, cleaned my house, put my grandmother to bed, then went outside and mowed the lawn, I think I would owe them money, not want to prosecute them.

I think our system is broken, has been broken, and we need to do something to fix and address.

Any job created in America should go to an American first, but there is plenty of work for others to come to this country, as they have in the past, to do.

I want to end that. I want to end it not only for the American workers, but I want to end the inherent exploitation that exists of the undocumented worker.

I am ready for E-Verify. I am ready to verify everyone.

Assistant Attorney General Perez is an effective leader who has restored the tarnished professionalism, integrity, and effective civil rights enforcement of the Civil Rights Division.

The 258-page OIG reports finds absolutely no evidence that this Administration and, more specifically, Assistant Attorney General Perez, has made hiring personnel or law enforcement decisions for racial or political reasons.

This is not mismanagement. It is effective leadership, and that is exactly why Assistant Attorney General Perez has been targeted for criticism in this hearing and elsewhere.

I find him to be an excellent representative of a public servant, and someone who is committed to doing justice.

It is our responsibility as the Congress to find a way past this and to find agreement among ourselves.

we are a country of immigrants that needs immigrants.

all government is broken. It is the nature of why we have a Congress.

That power plant is closing not because of regulatory overview. That power plant is closing because it is no longer competitive.

There is nothing more that heartens me more than to have Republicans talk about a social safety net provided by a competitive model that doesn't work.

It shouldn't be about extremes. I think this side of the aisle would love to cooperate with the other side.

what steps could the executive branch take to allow appropriate congressional oversight and an informed public debate?

Let's find a way to provide legal status to current undocumented farmworkers.

We spent $18 billion on enforcing the border. That is more than we spend on the FBI, DEA, and all other Federal law enforcement.

I tend to think of the American worker as the greatest worker in the world. They are certainly the most productive worker.

I think we make a mistake here if we engage in this debate and think that there is some paradise.

Today, however, our immigration system is badly broken. But there is hope.

That is why this battle is being fought, because the Republicans know that they are going to lose that battle if we legalize another 11 million people.

Immigration is more than a political issue. It's who we are.