To put a point on it, actually, the alien can benefit from his or her own country refusing to accept them back because the Supreme Court has said in Zadvydas, you cannot detain these people more than 6 months.

In California, it is 639 days, and I am glad to say in Texas it is 253 days, although I do not think that is anything to be proud of.

The average time it takes to dispose of an immigration case, the national average, I believe, is 467 days.

I yield myself up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wish to talk for a moment about the ill-considered proposal we will be voting on at 6:15 tonight and about the administration's chaotic approach when it comes to our national energy policy. I say ``chaotic approach'' because to pay…

I could go on and on about the economic impact on job creation in my State and across America. But if, in fact, our colleagues are interested in tax reform, if they really are concerned that the Tax Code is unfair and some people do not…

I ask for 2 more minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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.

So Secretary Napolitano claims that the border is open for business. But at what level?

Is the DHS aware that immigration courts are dismissing cases involving criminals due to backlogs?

We need to clamp down on the cartels who exploit every avenue to transport guns, drugs, and people in and out of the United States.

44 percent is nothing to celebrate nor should we declare that our work is done so we can then move on to other things.