Tony Gonzales

The time for a national security package is now.

I think the people of his district need representation and they're not getting that right now.

I think it would work. Everyone I talk to is saying raise the credible fear standards is a good start.

It is long time that we label these cartels as terrorist organizations.

It is long time for us to match the crime to what is occurring.

As soon as we turn on repatriation flights, the numbers go down.

I would love to see Secretary Blinken spend more time in the hemisphere solving these difficult issues with some of our foreign allies and partners.

We have to come together, and we have to pass appropriations bills. That's where I'm at.

What we need to do is draw a hard line in the sand and pass appropriation bills and move that over to the Senate and work with the Senate to get this ultimately signed by the president.

I wouldn't bet on Kevin McCarthy, but I also wouldn't bet against him.

If we do that, that is how the crisis ends short term.

We need to have a hard line that forces everyone to get in the room and pass these bills.

The real solution is finding Venezuela, working with Venezuela and other countries to take back some of their people.

The problem is -- is Joe Biden's failed immigration policies.

I don't want to see a shutdown, but there is no doubt in my mind that the country is headed for a shutdown, and everyone should prepare as such.

Continuing resolutions don't solve the problem. They just kick the can down the road.

It's not acceptable. It's not acceptable. And it hasn't been acceptable for two years.

I think the border crisis has been anything but humane.

I would be happy to host the president of the United States at Eagle Pass and walk through this situation.

All -- everything that is happening along the border is -- is -- is just adding fuel to the fire.

I would much rather see the administration, instead of focusing on illegal immigration, ... stop sending them down this dead-end road.

This focuses on work visas.

I would much rather see the attention get focused on something else.

Everything that is happening along the border is just adding fuel to the fire.

The goal of the HIRE Act was one simple thing, create trust, and put one step forward.