"I think we are putting our money where our mouth is in regards to prioritizing for border security."
"I think that leads us to why we are concerned about this administrative amnesty, how we can be proactive as a Nation; reactive, after something happens."
"If the President wants to change the law he needs to submit a proposal to Congress."
"Securing our Nation's border is certainly one of the principal responsibilities of the Federal Government."
"Every single person who crosses the border illegally has committed a crime, and we cannot ignore that fact or sweep it under the rug."
"The last line of defense as we work to control the integrity of the border is interior enforcement."
"What is troubling is that this administration, under the guise of lacking resources, has offered hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens administrative amnesty."
"I don't think anybody disagrees with the concept, certainly, of removing criminal aliens from the United States."
"When you have the potential to administratively close hundreds of thousands of removal cases it sends a message and that message is crystal clear: If you make it past the border, you are scot-free."
"I believe that that is the definition of what the administration is doing here in regards to administrative amnesty."
"I have seen some numbers as high as, you know, $10 billion to $15 billion of additional cost that the States and local governments are absorbing because the Federal Government is really not doing the ..."