Unfortunately, as a Nation, I do not think we have really come to grips with the full reality, the full complexity of this.
I refuse to write or mark-up and be involved in a border security in name only bill.
We have to get a coherent, long-term approach to border frontier.
I am all for free and fair trade and functioning ports of entry.
It seems shameful to me that I would be able to tell you that there are places in Arizona and Texas... where our border is not under our con...
The Senate bill was--yes, I know you do not want me to say it to you--it was a matter of compromise, but it got us down the road.
I would check the effectiveness of those, as well, on the Federal level.
If you are going to solve a problem, you have to understand the reality of the situation, and you have to accept it.
What we need to do is we need to make that a legal process.
restrict appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security so that no funds can be used to implement executive actions or policy direct...
authorize the U.S. Border Patrol to keep illegal border crossers in custody in the immediate border region and ensure expedited removal.