Marco Rubio

I just had one question, and it was for Dr. Sullivan.

We should discourage it.

I'm equally disappointed to see the continued diversion of money from the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program.

What the heck. We're here anyway.

I'm concerned about the unintended consequences that may result from the President's implementation plan.

I'm going to have several questions about the reduction of our presence in the Western Hemisphere.

As I think is well-known, we live in a time of record deficits, and maintaining the right policy priorities is more important than ever.

I think there is bipartisan agreement that we have got to get serious about securing the border.

I fully expect there will be a healthy and I hope respectful debate about how we should address the 11 to 12 million people here in the United States who came into the country illegally or overstayed their visa in violation of the law.

This is not just some increase in the economic health of the country. It is $2.7 trillion in advantage, reducing the deficit by having more people working.

I will speak from a center-right perspective. The Reagan Republican movement understands the need to come to legal status for those who are here.

People who do not like immigrants want to look at costs and not benefits.

I would argue, I think common sense tells us, that people who can live without that fear, people who can get a driver's license, people who can fly on a plane because they have earned legal status...

I think all of us would like to see a bill that fixes the broken immigration system.

This legislation makes a number of positive improvements to our immigration system.

I think we are taking advantage of an opportunity when once in 25 years we deal with immigration to make sure that every base is covered.

I regret that the border security element falls well short of the sponsors' aspiration to protect the borders and maintain U.S. sovereignty.

If we do not secure our borders up front, there will be no political will and pressure from legalization advocates to do it later.

Senator Feinstein, joined in the process, of course, by Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Bennet, and Senator Hatch, fostered a spirit of unity that was ultimately necessary to produce this agreement.

Now there are 12 million people that have.

I think there is enormous agreement in this country that our immigration system right now is broken.

The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security within 6 months that a bill is signed into law to submit a comprehensive southern border security strategy.

The bill does nothing to improve the metrics that this and a future administration will use to ensures that the border is truly secure.

There is no congressional input on either the Secretary's plan and the funding that she will have at her disposal.

I think there is likewise wide bipartisan agreement that we need to improve legal immigration.