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

the entire coastal region is potentially a border sector.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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