Ned Norris Jr.: “Border communities are not over-run horrifying, dangerous war zones. They are safe. They are quiet.”

We've historically lived in this area from time immemorial. We feel very strongly that this particular wall will desecrate this area forever. I would compare it to building a wall over your parents' graveyards. It would have the same…

The Nation is deeply appreciative of the attention that this subcommittee is paying to the serious issues that surround the frighteningly broad authority that the Secretary of Homeland Security has been given.

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 have not been given that opportunity to sit as a Tribal government with the U.S. Government to have this conversation.