John Cornyn actually said...

"We know from experience at our ports, borders pose a national security risk."

"I am absolutely committed to working with our colleagues to try to make sure you get the resources you need in order to do your job."

"criminal offenders are our highest priority and this year I think you will see for the first time in the Agency's history, we will remove more criminal offenders than non-criminal offenders."

"I think as we approach this and we recognize this is a beginning of a process that is not really part of what Congress does, we legislate prospectively, not retroactively."