I was reminded before the hearing of a story that I read recently about a new project to identify 1.2 billion Indians.

Some form of verification system is going to be an essential element of immigration controls.

I do believe that we are not going to get comprehensive immigration reform done unless we get this done right.

This has got to apply to every employer, doesn't it, if it's going to work reliably in a non-discriminatory way?

It really is the foundation, I think, upon which it's going to be built.

I agree with Senator Schumer, the E-Verify system is broken and we must act to fix it.

the main reason why Congress has been unable to deal with this issue effectively... is because of the lack of confidence that the American people have that we're actually serious about, as Senator Schumer said, operational security at the…

Your statement is an excellent statement.

I am troubled----

there is no more important Committee in the Senate than the Judiciary Committee.

I find troubling, though, the idea that the Office of Legal Counsel would render an opinion on the constitutionality of a statute and that the administration might in its discretion overrule that decision.