Political Quotes

“I say to my friend from Illinois that I tried to make clear that the current law bars the entry of these children and people across the border because they would not even meet the terms of the President's Executive order, that is, if you believe the President's Executive order has the effect of law, which I don't. There are a couple of issues. It is both the impression that the President is not committed to enforcing the law and the fact that now when these adults are detained and children are placed with relatives in the country, virtually none of them show up for their hearing. So the perception--because we don't have a comprehensive system to enforce our immigration laws even after people come to our country--and reality of how that works tells them that if they make it here, they will never have to leave.”