Jeh Johnson

I think it is an important capability to maintain.

I think that would be counterproductive.

If anyone is planning to go to the mall of America today, they've got to be particularly careful.

This is a form of Executive Action that was not invented in this administration. It goes back decades, sir.

At present, we have no credible information that ISIS is planning to attack the homeland of the United States.

there comes a point when something amounts to a wholesale abandonment to enforce a dually enacted constitutional law.

To promote accountability, we encourage those undocumented immigrants who have been here for at least 5 years... to come out of the shadows, get on the books, and pass National security and criminal background checks.

The President doesn't have that authority to ignore a statute by Executive Order.

I would like to add to that: I, too, would welcome the opportunity to work with Members of this committee on comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

this creates a lot of uncertainty, in my opinion, and underscores the need for Congressional action to clear up and fix this broken immigration system.

The goal of Secure Communities is to get at criminals so they can be put in removal.

So it is really time Congress stood up and helped fix this problem rather than throwing darts at the administration.

The President views these actions as a first step toward reform of the system and continues to count on Congress for the more comprehensive reform that only legislative changes can provide.

Over half a million people will succeed in coming into the United States illegally this year.

I believe that it is a solvable problem legislatively, and I believe that if we can remove the emotion and the politics we can achieve it.

I would welcome the opportunity to work with the Members of this committee who I know are interested in immigration reform on both sides of the aisle.

The economy is getting better, as I am sure you know.

I believe that if we could just strip away the emotion and the politics on this issue... I could negotiate a bill with you.

We did not change the law. We acted within the law.

Frankly, I am disappointed that the Congress has not supported us in that vital border-security effort.

I need help with resources. I need help on the Southern Border in Arizona, in Texas, New Mexico...

The program, as you know, was becoming legally and politically controversial.

The Congress has not given me the resources to deport 11 million people.

The Speaker, whose desire for immigration reform I believe is genuine, had hoped that he could get immigration reform through the House of Representatives.

I don't see it that way.