Marco Rubio

I want to focus for a second on the human aspect of it and the humanitarian aspect of it, because the things that are happening in that corridor, along that desert on both sides of that border from a human perspective, are atrocious.

The relationship between Mexico and the United States is a critically important one.

Prosperity and security in Mexico is a positive for the United States and vice versa.

I am worried that, notwithstanding CARSI, that capacity to be able to deal with the challenge by Central American governments certainly, and Guatemala as a prime example of it, is challenged.

It is important to remind ourselves of the importance of our relationship with Mexico.

I recently read a couple of reports that cite something that just chills up my spine where right before making the journey, some women stop and get access to birth control medication because they expect to be raped in that transition point.

You have individuals that are dying in the desert, people that are being preyed upon by gangs and others in the region.

What I am concerned about, and I know you have shared that as well, is that this demand for trafficking in persons is combined with the dysfunctional immigration policy that we have in this country.

Our continued engagement remains essential to strengthen Honduras' democratic institutions.

What happens in the Western Hemisphere is of critical importance to our future.

We are facing, as you all well know, fiscal constraints and a great debate going on in this city about what America should be spending money on, particularly when it comes to foreign aid and foreign programs.

You have a government there that's conducting an all-out assault on the constitutional order and on the independence of government institutions.

Gang activity is a threat to U.S. national security, and so working to reverse its growth would be one of my priorities.

I am concerned about a trend toward autocracy that threatens many nations in the hemisphere.

Expanding our economic relationship can help Honduras develop and grow while creating jobs in the United States.

Sudan is really low-hanging fruit. I mean--OK, Sudan. But, where we really--where an entity like this would really grow and be a legitimate entity that you could look at and say, 'Boy, I'm glad we have this,' is for them to say something…

I would argue that we ought to continue to use our voices and our votes.

It's hard to find any examples of things that we prevented from happening.

Libya, in fact, was approved by 145 of the U.N. Member States, which is appalling since Libya, today, is what they were back then, too.

I have also reviewed that file, Mr. Chairman, and I have nothing to add to what you've already said.

The United States is going to be a clear voice condemning this practice and calling out those nations and those governments that tolerate this or, worse, actually participate in this.

If confirmed, combating human trafficking would be one of my top priorities in Ecuador.

Human trafficking is not only a nasty business, it also has the potential to affect our national security.

As you know, El Salvador is a tier-two country, which means it's a source, destination, and transit country for human trafficking.

We have never offered unilateral concessions to the Cuban Government in exchange for Mr. Gross.