One of the things we'll look at is why in the middle of this emerging crisis there was kind of a conflict on the information, |
Our department must drive improvement with a sense of urgency. . . . We as a department must be nimble and decisive, ... We will be straightforward. If something goes wrong, we will not only acknowledge it, we will correct it. |
Our goal at [the Department of Homeland Security] is to . . . return every single illegal entrant — no exceptions, ... It should be possible to achieve significant and measurable progress to this end in less than a year. |
Our goal at DHS is to completely eliminate the 'catch and release' enforcement problem, and return every single illegal entrant, |
Our role is not to repair the dikes. Our role is to step in if something happens. |
People have got to take some responsibility for preparing themselves, ... That means you get yourself three days' worth of food, three days' worth of water; you get yourself flashlights, batteries, either a hand-crank radio or a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit precisely because you know it's going to take 48 to 72 hours to be able to fully service everyone. |
received little or no assistance from the United States. |
Return every single illegal entrant -- no exceptions, |
Searching Jane and Mary Doe for evidence beyond the scope of the warrant and without probable cause violated their clearly established 4th Amendment rights, |
seemed clueless for days. |
She obviously has the confidence of the president, and that has a huge impact on her ability to influence the process, |
shocked people out of a bit of complacency. |
Simply stated, our goal is to gain control of our borders, |
So it's not meant to substitute for the trailers, but it's meant to recognize the fact that as we speak not everybody can or necessarily wants to get into trailers, |
speaks for himself and he's entitled to his point of view, and I don't have anything to add. |