Thomas J. Ridge: “America was, is, and always will be an undeniably resilient Nation.”

I think [a comprehensive immigration approach] will add more to border security than any number of fences we can put across the border.

I doubt if there's a Republican or Democrat today, Mayor or Governor that wouldn't contest the unilateral incursion of Federal agents without coordination with state and local law enforcement officials.

I'm right now, I'm more concerned about... trying to do public anecdote to these un-American, unpresidential, unsubstantiated -- there's no historical antecedent. It's corrosive. It's undermining the legitimacy, sowing seeds of doubt in…

I think the Mayor of Chicago has handled it beautifully. She said she wanted to be cautiously optimistic, it certainly was a very thoughtful and kind response in spite of the declarations from the White House.