Mike McCaul

My judgment is, this is not some rogue operation on the part of Iran. My judgment is, this goes to higher levels within the Iranian Government and was sanctioned at higher levels by Iran.

I do not believe in amnesty. I don't believe that what Ronald Reagan and the Democrats did in 1986 created amnesty.

I think Calderon was very interested in the idea.

I think I am diplomatic. I know this one is not a diplomatic issue.

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels when he took office in 2006.

I introduced legislation requiring the State Department to classify drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

I urge all of my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to stand against such cuts.

I think the Colombian special forces can assimilate better from a cultural standpoint.

I think President Calderon believes there is sort of a turning point, which was encouraging.

I hope you factor that in in these cases.

His goal was to replace his military with the national police force, which makes sense.

Telling the American people that the border is more secure than ever is, at best, a disservice; the reality is that, according to the Mexican Migration Project, nearly 97% of illegal immigrants who try to cross the border eventually…

So call this whatever you want, but when administration officials say that through the New York Times, it appears to me that the administration is saying, 'Look, if you are a noncriminal alien we are just going to allow you to stay in the…

Last time I checked, Article II Section 3 of the Constitution states that the President 'shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.'

I think that is the core issue with this new policy.

We are either a Nation of laws or we are not, and telling illegal aliens that we are really not looking for them unless they commit additional serious crimes is a mistake.

Instead of offering incentives for people to break the law we should be making it more difficult to cross the border and even harder to get a job once they are here illegally.

Our country has made a series of mistakes, I think, when it comes to immigration reform, without serious border security and serious interior enforcement.

What I was confused about is when this policy came out and it caused some controversy--I think a lot of my constituents view it as an amnesty program; I think most of my constituents do not agree with amnesty.

I am very concerned--I know others are, as well-- that the message that this administration is sending will lead to strains on the Border Patrol's resources as potential illegal immigrants may surge across the border.

Telling illegal aliens that we are not really looking for them unless they commit additional serious crimes is a tragic mistake and will only serve to encourage more illegal immigration.

Is it the policy of this administration to allow noncriminal aliens to stay in this country and apply for work permits?

I think when you have the potential to administratively close hundreds of thousands of removal cases it sends a message, and that message is clear: That if you make it past the border you are scot-free.

The drug cartels do intimidate and coerce the civilian population. They do effect the conduct of the Mexican Government.

Over the past 5 years, more then 40,000 men, women and children have been brutally murdered by insurgents.