Political Quotes

“I rise today to speak in opposition to the nomination of Sarah Saldana. She has been nominated to head the Nation's top immigration law enforcement agency which has been at the epicenter of this administration's refusal to enforce our Nation's immigration laws. I am sure she is a person of integrity and character and has some experience at least as a U.S. attorney in Texas, but I will share with everyone some of the reasons I think this is not the right nomination at this critical time. When asked in the Judiciary Committee whether she rejects the President's unlawful action to unilaterally grant legal residence and work permits to 5 million individuals illegally in the country, Ms. Saldana said she supported the President's action. Her answer reflects a remarkable disregard for the rule of law that demonstrates the difficulty she will have being the leader of this important agency. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, are immigration enforcement officials. They are hired to work as enforcement officials. As U.S. attorney I worked with Immigration and Customs officers and prosecuted their cases in Mobile, AL, and the gulf coast with shipping issues and immigration issues. That is what they do. But the President has decided to tell them not to follow their duties. Now he has gone so far as to unilaterally direct that those officers not enforce the law. He has established a new office in Crystal City, across the river in Virginia.…”