Ron Johnson

Securing the border, it is essential. It is not just essential for our border communities, our areas in the Southern part of Texas, but for the entire Nation.

I do not want to touch that prosecution. You take care of it.

Until we secure the border it is never going to be perfect

We will have more of it. It will create higher pressure on the border

If we educate them, we want them to stay to produce those innovations and grow our economy.

I think this is certainly evidence, and it is my concern that President Obama's deferred action now in this latest round of memoranda could create that same dynamic, actually increase the incentives for illegal immigration.

The problem starts with the fact that we do not have secure borders.

We are not doing enough to support you, to give you the resources you need.

I think every Democrat voted against proceeding to that debate.

I disfavor the decision of the President to initiate these programs.

Per Senator Johnson's comments, people come here because it is a land of economic opportunity.

We are just going to make the problem worse

We have almost enticed people to come into this country illegally.

I think that is part of the purpose of this hearing, should there be greater enforcement?

We would not be discussing DHS funding today had President Obama not taken the unilateral executive action.

If we want to have an honest debate, I think that is the way to do it, on the floor of the Senate.

We have to make that a legal process. We have to control that.

That is not good for them. That is not good for this country.

What I would really like to explore is...are those executive actions going to help the problem or is it going to exacerbate the problem?

This really, from my standpoint, is the top priority of this Committee

We are in a period of gridlock and not moving on anything, except perhaps border security.

We always thought the House should do its own thing and figure out how to do it.

The agricultural community or field is the poster child of this problem.

My concern is if the Government got involved, is the incentive for investment might be reduced.

We have actually done about 81 percent of Simpson-Bowles.