Ned Norris Jr.: “I support fusion centers but I emphasize that we must ensure that all of our citizens' privacy, legal rights, civil…”

We are also deeply concerned about the authority that allows Homeland Security to waive all statutory protections in the name of expediting border wall construction.

We urge Congress to withdraw or at least better limit DHS's authority to unilaterally give itself waivers to circumvent every statute on the books.

The Nation supports the provisions included in the bipartisan Title IX discussion draft and respectfully requests that members of the Committee become co-sponsors of a full bipartisan Senate VAWA bill.

The disrespect for our cultural resources is painful for us and a symptom of the dangerous way in which IIRIRA has been implemented.