"But it seems to me his enforcement efforts have been unfocused and sometimes arbitrary."
"It is alarming, the degree of these cuts and how much damage they would do."
"I do think the plea for consultation from both sides of the aisle here is important."
"There must be discretion."
"Large numbers of them, I know, are seeking refuge from poverty and physical danger in their home countries."
"If that is the case, let me--my time is limited--if that is the case, if this is duplicative, if the work of the Coastal Resilience Center really is not needed, then you need to document that."
"Shutting our borders violates our Nation's values, undermines our national security."
"They check in faithfully with ICE, under an order of supervision, and they are picked up at that point."
"Isn't it true that a number of these people are seeking out CBP agents, not trying to evade them?"
"This is a shockingly low ceiling for our country, what we have done in the past, what we have stood for."
"Conflating refugees, or immigrants in general, with terrorists doesn't make us safer."