Political Quotes

“But this law is not enforced by the Department of Justice. This law is enforced by Department of Homeland Security. I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The gentleman's amendment provides $1 million to enforce two sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. However, the amendment does not specify what agency would receive this funding. Secondly, what agency would get this funding and be tasked with enforcing these immigration provisions? Enforcement of this section of the immigration law is the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Act specifically changed the responsibility from the Attorney General to the Department of Homeland Security. No agency funded in this bill has that responsibility. The gentleman should have done the amendment on the right bill as the other Members sought to do. So it just does not fit. Now, I would say, and I have offered the gentleman a number of times and I will do it again, that I think either the gentleman is trying to get something out to get a vote to see what happens, or he is trying to get it done. I would rather get it done, and I know that it is a problem. That is a problem even in my region and other regions.”