"you know what the problem with crime in America is? Gun violence."
"When I think of the consequences for humanity if America stopped our beautiful asylum system that gave refuge to people..."
"Because it ignores the fundamental reality that our country has been made stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, more powerful because of the arrival of immigrants, and refugees, and asylum seekers."
"If you care about crime, you would care about gun violence."
"First of all, I, every decision I make in my work is about real Americans."
"I abhor the abuse of children. I have been at the border, and I have held unaccompanied children--desperately sent, because they come from desperate circumstances."
"You are enriching the very dangerous cartels who we are talking about."
"This is a process that was created by Congress. There's a legal standard."
"I think suggesting that the real answer is to export our responsibility to do that to another country or to make asylum seeking so difficult because you cannot work and you must stay in Mexico that pe..."
"I think it is a terrible bill. It saddens me to say that because I have deep respect for the chairman."
"Let's speak with one voice and say America has an asylum system and individuals have a right to petition for it."