We will now begin cutting off or substantially reducing the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.

simply making it harder to claim asylum in the United States is not the answer.

I am very concerned that this administration's policies negatively impact the well-being out of our immigrant populations.

Your predecessor also instituted cruel and inhumane policies of ripping children from their families, which you helped to implement.

To keep us safe, different components within DHS must effectively coordinate and cooperate, all while working closely with other Federal, State and, perhaps most importantly, local and tribal agencies.

Together we must find that balance which, sadly, up to now, has been lacking in many areas.

we must not demonize those who, like so many of our ancestors, came to this country to seek a better life.

And when our President puts out we are going to go out there and arrest 25,000 people, or whatever he said that number was, that doesn't help you, it doesn't help our system of justice, and it scares the dickens out of these families who are here because they want a better life.

I must tell you, that issue keeps me awake at night, and I truly worry about it, and I hope it is a major focus of your work.

But when the average person in this country sees abuses of children and families, that is where a lot of this comes from, and we are concerned about it.

You and many of your colleagues have failed to properly fulfill those responsibilities.