What they don't want to see is sort of spying without any mission involved in the plan.

These systems have provided our troops with much-needed eyes in the skies and have taken the fight to the enemy.

Drones have also increased our capabilities to secure our borders and aid our first responders.

DHS seems either disinterested or unprepared to step up to the plate to address the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems in U.S. airspace.

DHS's lack of attention about this issue is incomprehensible.

There is no Federal agency that is providing oversight in terms of that security aspect today; is that correct?

We have worked together very closely on getting these UAVs, military, DHS, down on the border, Southwest Border where they are very needed and very valuable in securing the border.

As I have said before, unless and until Congress appropriates sufficient funds for ICE to apprehend and remove every undocumented alien in the country, we should support the agency's efforts to focus its limited resources on removing those…

As a Member representing a border community, I know how important programs like Secure Communities are in addressing the issue of illegal immigration.

I think that failure to contact the DOD resulted in the deaths of 13 soldiers, and next to 9/11, the biggest terrorist attack on American soil.

There is a huge red flag in this e-mail.

To examine that threat, I convened a series of hearings to examine the scope and the severity of that threat.