Today we meet to examine the threat facing our Nation along the Southwest Border from a strategic military perspective.
Mike McCaul
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Michael Thomas McCaul is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he has been active in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on national security and foreign policy. McCaul has played a significant role in discussions surrounding U.S. relations with countries like Ukraine and Russia, often emphasizing the importance of NATO and the need for a strong response to aggression.
Our economy is fundamentally dependent on more than 10 million illegal migrants now in the United States.
I have tremendous admiration and respect for what he is doing. I agree with you, it is anemic, the funding.
Our report concludes that Washington is responsible for securing the border.
We cannot miss this opportunity to join with the Mexican government to confront narco-terrorism.
I would submit that, as we draw down in the Afghan conflict, that it is my hope that we can channel those resources to this threat that we have right next-door in our backyard.
If you want them to have a stake in the action, if you want them to be part of the solution and stand up and fight these cartels, we have to do something to let those people that are coming here be here legally.
I am honored to have these esteemed public servants before this committee here today, and I look forward to your testimony.
All Americans, regardless of their background or culture, deserve a legal immigration system that meets our workforce needs.
I think what I have heard, that we are all in agreement that we don't want to surrender one part of Texas or one part of America to these drug cartel members, and we all want to see more resources going to protect these individuals.
You can talk tough, but when it comes time to putting your money where the tough talk is, somehow it is not there.
This makes the border that much more imperative that we have to get it secure.
These American citizens require our Federal protection, and they are not getting it.
I was very proud to introduce several border-security measures that my good friend Henry Cuellar supported.
I am going to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston with ICE, DEA, FBI to congratulate them.
When Americans at home and abroad, including agents assigned to protect United States borders and national security, are targeted, threatened, and attacked by such foreign entities, it serves a continual threat to the safety and security…
While we may disagree on some finer points, I believe that both sides of the aisle agree with the overall final objective.
I think the 15-year penalty enhancement, the freezing of assets in the United States, and the ability to deport them would be a valuable tool.
Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. They are very prevalent in Latin America.





