Political Quotes

“Madam President, there are a number of think tanks--and I will allude to just one--that have come up with a strategy to do what needs to be done to deal with visa overstays. I refer to a Backgrounder, published by the Heritage Foundation, dated January 25, 2010, entitled ``Biometric Exit Program Shows Need for New Strategy to Reduce Visa Overstays.'' I think we need to put our best minds together and devote our efforts to dealing with this problem. Just like our broken border, unless Congress and the Administration come up with a credible plan to deal with this problem of visa overstays, I don't think the American people will have the confidence they demand and are entitled to when it comes to enacting a credible immigration enforcement program. I thank the Chair and yield the floor. Exhibit 1 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 22, 2010. Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, DC. Dear Secretary Napolitano: Last week, the media reported that 17 Afghan military officers had gone Absent Without Leave (AWOL) from a Defense language training institute at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Needless to say, I was deeply disturbed by this report and by the fact that I had not received official notification from either the Departments of Defense or Homeland Security.…”