"It is just sad that this Committee has also been transformed into a soapbox for political conspiracy theorists instead of focusing on the really important issues that the American people care about."
"As our fundamental freedoms are threatened by extreme MAGA Republicans in Congress and across the country, we trust that the DOJ will initiate investigations and file lawsuits to protect reproductive ..."
"these claims by my Republican colleagues, actually, empower smugglers to convince desperate migrants to pay for their services."
"This hearing appears to be nothing more than political theater with little new information."
"Having a hearing where the Republican majority tries to scare the public and demonize immigrants is not how we're going to make America safer."
"Unfortunately, the Trump Administration decimated our refugee and legal immigration systems, increasing migration from all over the world to the Southern border."
"The Biden Administration has worked hard to rebuild the refugee program and has tried to expand legal pathways using parolee, but only Congress can provide permanent solutions."
"I am extremely disappointed in the title and the content of this hearing."
"What they want is not for you to know the facts, but rather to drive up fear of immigrants."
"When policy is driven by xenophobia and fear, we all lose."
"If we had a functioning immigration system where we could provide the pathway to citizenship for families, where we could provide legal pathways for people to come in, you would not have employers hav..."
"Immigrants contribute to our economy."