Bennie Thompson actually said...

This failed policy has hurt the United States' standing around the world and harmed our strategic interest in our own hemisphere.

We must not engage in immigration policy that is an afront to our Nation's values and in direct opposition to our National interest.

Immigrants have made America great, not by themselves, but they have been a part of the greatness of this country.

Refugees are not criminals or terrorists, they are men, women, and children seeking asylum.