Louie Gohmert: “Well, thank you. And I'll just take a moment because what you're talking about is so very critical. And just to…”

“Well, thank you. And I'll just take a moment because what you're talking about is so very critical. And just to reiterate the point that's been coming out in a couple of hearings, I was shocked that 34.9 percent of all prosecutions by this administration were not for drugs; they were for people reentering this country after they've been deported. {time} 1840 They're prosecuting people for illegal entries. You don't even prosecute--this administration--people that just come across one time. And when you think about all the detention, all the prison, the jail space, the prosecutors. We pay for the defense attorneys. You think about all of the prisons around America which contain so many people who came in illegally, when this administration says it cannot afford to secure the border, then they have not taken stock of how much money that this country is having to spend on prisons, prosecutors, jails, defense attorneys, all of the costs that come with that, because they're not doing their job. And I know it goes back to the Bush administration. That is not a defense. And they need to take care of their job--and I hope and pray they will--instead of using the issue of a secure border as ransom. No, we will only secure the border if you will give us amnesty so people can vote for Democrats. That is outrageous. And Jay Leno had it right.”