I say to the distinguished Senator through the Chair that I don't know who introduced the bill, but I do know who signed it into law, and that was President George W. Bush.

I say to the Senator from Illinois, here is how it works--I don't think we disagree about the law or the origin of the law but how it works in application. These children are now being placed with family members who may not be documented…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and the Senator from…

I wish to spend a few moments this morning talking about realistic solutions to the ongoing crisis along American's southern border. Obviously, I come from a border State where we have 1,200 miles of common border with the nation of…

It is 1200 miles. Mr. McCAIN. Don't subject yourself to a 1,200-mile trip, which is hazardous to your life and terrible things can happen to you. Why don't we send a message: If you think you deserve asylum, then go to the consulate, go to…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I will. Mr. McCAIN. First, I thank him for the resolution. On behalf of myself and others, I appreciate the representation of the people of Texas who are literally experiencing a crisis on the southern border of our States--of the…

I appreciate the question. I would say there is nobody in this Chamber who has been more involved in trying to fix our broken immigration laws than the senior Senator from Arizona. And certainly the senior Senator from Illinois has been…

I say to the senior Senator from Arizona and the senior Senator from Illinois--and I will turn the floor over to Senator Durbin in a moment--that there are two big problems: This wave of children is coming and not allowed to legally stay…

I will yield in a moment. That has to be embarrassing. It shows a lack of confidence in the President's commitment to enforce the rule of law. I think it is a problem. I think the President can help mitigate that problem and help restore…

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…

before I came to the Senate, I read in the history and civics books that the Senate was called the world's greatest deliberative body, where anybody with a good idea or even a bad idea at least had an opportunity to talk about it, offer an…