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texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you have the state, local counties. they're spending billions at the state level and millions in these counties, and as a result, illegal immigration in texas dropped by 54% between december and january, and in the dell reon sector which includes eagle pass, illegal entries failed by 76%. mr. president, this shows you border walls work. the border patrol has been telling us for decades we need a barrier, we need better technology where we cannot have a barrier, and we need more officers and agents. so while the biden administration
texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you...
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so most of texas, not the what the, texas panhandle, but that's about it. and then that corner of new mexico. right. and this right where santa fe and albuquerque kind of are. so they were right skirting the edge of of what territory was. so, yeah, they got when they went them, they cut over to albuquerque. that's where they got themselves into trouble. yeah. and look, it happens, it was z06 they also for whatever reason i don't know pike seemed less prepared than louis clark. they end up in the san luis valley of southern colorado, which is a massive mountain park where the great sand dunes are in the winter year, and pike will literally write things in a journal like we didn't bring enough socks. i don't like. i don't know why his expedition they just seemed more ill equipped than lewis clark. but they have a really interesting story, the kind of final leg of exploring louisiana purchase is the long expedition, which fewer people know about. and it comes a little later in 1820. stephen h long travels along the great and his job is to map the front range o
so most of texas, not the what the, texas panhandle, but that's about it. and then that corner of new mexico. right. and this right where santa fe and albuquerque kind of are. so they were right skirting the edge of of what territory was. so, yeah, they got when they went them, they cut over to albuquerque. that's where they got themselves into trouble. yeah. and look, it happens, it was z06 they also for whatever reason i don't know pike seemed less prepared than louis clark. they end up in...
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it's the texas of canada. fort mcmurray, if you've never heard of it, 600 miles north of the montana border, deep in the boreal forest. but it's the largest source of foreign oil imports into the united states, to the tune of about. 4 million barrels a day. and that's coming out of fort mcmurray, not really in the form of oil. don't drill it up there. they mine out of the out of sand tar sand that they have to heat to extraordinary temperatures with natural gas, which is a perfectly viable fuel but they're rendering this tarry substance into something that eventually after many more aggressive becomes sinful crude that then makes its way down into refineries, some of which are owned by koch industries on the on the northern u.s. border to be turned into products that we're burning in various ways down here. so about 90,000 people live and work there and may three, 2016, it was overrun by a wildfire. the whole city and was on that day, the site of the largest, most evacuation due to fire in modern. 90,000 peopl
it's the texas of canada. fort mcmurray, if you've never heard of it, 600 miles north of the montana border, deep in the boreal forest. but it's the largest source of foreign oil imports into the united states, to the tune of about. 4 million barrels a day. and that's coming out of fort mcmurray, not really in the form of oil. don't drill it up there. they mine out of the out of sand tar sand that they have to heat to extraordinary temperatures with natural gas, which is a perfectly viable fuel...
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last week protests erupted at the university of texas in austin where i live. i'm glad to say the response there was far different than what you have seen and many other parts of the country. hundreds of protesters attempted to occupy the campus the university has not wavered in its commitment to preserve a safe environment for all of its students. recognize the danger these demonstrations could pose to jewish students as well as disrupting the entire campus community that is after all dedicated to education. it is hard to get a good education if you cannot go to class or you cannot participate in activities on your own campus for fear of violence or threats. university of texas took swift action to break up last week's demonstration before things turned violent. and has continued to do the same thing as the situation heats up this week. i want to commend my friend president jay hartsell for doing so many other college presidents have failed to do. protesters took over the campus cub heat with the backing of our governor and other elected officials made it clea
last week protests erupted at the university of texas in austin where i live. i'm glad to say the response there was far different than what you have seen and many other parts of the country. hundreds of protesters attempted to occupy the campus the university has not wavered in its commitment to preserve a safe environment for all of its students. recognize the danger these demonstrations could pose to jewish students as well as disrupting the entire campus community that is after all...
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so you're in texas quite a bit. texas, tennessee. she florida, pennsylvania, sylvania, new hampshire. and i have my approach as a journalist is. i've continued to write about this. and my strategy is really pass this law. what are the consequences? what are the. that's my question. okay. we're going to pass this law. how does this out? so one example is in keller, texas, the you know that when the school board took over and they decided that one of the things they were going news rather than have librarians be in charge of curating their collections and choosing the books, which i my reporting for this book i had several librarians just walk me through how you're trained, what you learn, and what you do in keller, texas, this far right school board decided, they were going to be in charge. and the new policy was that they would approve every purchase of every book and that it would be 30 days out in the community. and then they would address it. i watched one five and a half hour school board meeting in which at one point a library,
so you're in texas quite a bit. texas, tennessee. she florida, pennsylvania, sylvania, new hampshire. and i have my approach as a journalist is. i've continued to write about this. and my strategy is really pass this law. what are the consequences? what are the. that's my question. okay. we're going to pass this law. how does this out? so one example is in keller, texas, the you know that when the school board took over and they decided that one of the things they were going news rather than...
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earlier this year he told border patrol agents in eagle pass, texas, that the current release rate for migrants caught crossing the border illegally was above 85%. so you had a 15% chance of not being detained, even if you were caught. apparently he's proud of that. secretary mayorkas has made catch and release the de facto policy of the united states government, which is in direct contravention of our immigration laws. and we can't ignore the secretaries unprecedented abuse of a process known as parole. parole was designed to grant temporary entry to poor nationals in rare and dire circumstances such as someone experiencing a medical emergency at a port of entry, or donating a kidney or being a witness at it drop it was never designed to be used categorically or more than in a case-by-case basis. congress has made clear that parole is a tender for urgent circumstances, and should be only granted an extraordinary individual cases. the secretary violin that law, , too, and is used parole to waive broad classes of migrants into the united states. in less than two years the biden administ
earlier this year he told border patrol agents in eagle pass, texas, that the current release rate for migrants caught crossing the border illegally was above 85%. so you had a 15% chance of not being detained, even if you were caught. apparently he's proud of that. secretary mayorkas has made catch and release the de facto policy of the united states government, which is in direct contravention of our immigration laws. and we can't ignore the secretaries unprecedented abuse of a process known...
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which have had a severe negative impact on texas border communities. cities across the country including those located thousands of miles from the border are crushed with the weight of caring for migrants. that is hardly a positive reflection on secretary mayorkas' tenure as dhs secretary. throughout the secretary's secrs tenure rather than acknowledge the reality double down and efforts to deal with it he ties to gloss it over downplayed the severity of the border crisis using watered-down language like it is a challenge disputed his claims the border is secure i saw footage of a migrants walking virtually unimpeded to capacity and beyond. try to blame congress for the crisis of not less laws and if x prompted the dramatic spike in illegal immigration. the truth as a secretary at mayorkas is bad at his job. that is not news to anyone. incompetence by itself is not an impeachable offense. we have enough cabinet secretaries throughout our country's history who ended their career without the stain of impeachment despite what the democratic colleagues wil
which have had a severe negative impact on texas border communities. cities across the country including those located thousands of miles from the border are crushed with the weight of caring for migrants. that is hardly a positive reflection on secretary mayorkas' tenure as dhs secretary. throughout the secretary's secrs tenure rather than acknowledge the reality double down and efforts to deal with it he ties to gloss it over downplayed the severity of the border crisis using watered-down...
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in texas, the average is even higher, more than $7,000. so people unable to meet their rising costs of living because of inflation simply have no alternatives other than to borrow money on their credit card. it's easy to assume that credit card debt is caused by excessive spending on nonessential sites. but that's not always the case. experia studied this credit card debt. nearly 68% of reupon deferents said they experienced a significant increase in their monthly bills. 75% said their new increased bills impacted their ability to pay down their credit card balances. we all know that credit cards ma carry a much higher interest rate than you pay on your mortgage or other forms much debt. -- of debt. folks aren't just take on new forms of debt. the presiding officer: could we have order, please. continue. mr. cornyn: thank you you mr. president. of course, folks aren't just taking on new debt. they're also struggling to make payments on existing debt, including student loans. when borrowers take out a loan, they need -- they know they'll ne
in texas, the average is even higher, more than $7,000. so people unable to meet their rising costs of living because of inflation simply have no alternatives other than to borrow money on their credit card. it's easy to assume that credit card debt is caused by excessive spending on nonessential sites. but that's not always the case. experia studied this credit card debt. nearly 68% of reupon deferents said they experienced a significant increase in their monthly bills. 75% said their new...
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i called from texas pointed about that media beingwh complicit. one of the headlines and politicalt i was told about said the trial lasted only three hours. there was noe trial. there was no trial. the majority leader decided that he could determine it was unconstitutional and get every single one of his democrats along a partisan line to vote for. said it was unconstitutional. did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. let me briefly examine them. article 1 cent over to us by the house. going to read the title both willful systematic refusal to comply with the law. that is article one. let me tell you about complying with the law. prayer should this to this admi, the trump administration broughc illegal crossings under 45 year low. but we have seen it since them is an explosion of illegal crossings. 1.7 in the first of the biden administration. nearly 2.4 in the second period nearly 2.5 in the third period now all the people try toeo cros the border illegal including that god always is 9.4 million people. larger than the populatio
i called from texas pointed about that media beingwh complicit. one of the headlines and politicalt i was told about said the trial lasted only three hours. there was noe trial. there was no trial. the majority leader decided that he could determine it was unconstitutional and get every single one of his democrats along a partisan line to vote for. said it was unconstitutional. did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. let me briefly examine them. article 1 cent over to us by...
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texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you have the state, local counties. they're spending billions at the state level and millions in these counties, and as a result, illegal immigration in texas dropped by 54% between december and january, and in the dell reon sector which includes eagle pass, illegal entries failed by 76%. mr. president, this shows you border walls work. the border patrol has been telling us for decades we need a barrier, we need better technology where we cannot have a barrier, and we need more officers and agents. so while the biden administration
texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you...
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president, i would like to thank to my colleague of texas. this came dangerously close to a senate debate on the senate floor, bipartisan senate, happens so seldom, those who witness it should call their friends and seriously, i respect the senator from texas. i respect hisd presentation. thank you for answering the questions. i yield the floor. >> attorneys and former president donald trump's new york city trial selected 12 jurors to determine the former president's guilt or innocence. lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still need to select r the trial. during this third d of jury selection the presiding judge dismissed a jur who said she felt intimidated with some information was made public and later excused another juror afteprecutors say he may not have disclosed prior with the law, opening statements inhe trial could begin as earlys monday. this will be the fst time ever that a fme u.s. president is the defendant in a criminal trial. american history tv saturdays on c-span2, exploring people and events that tell the american st
president, i would like to thank to my colleague of texas. this came dangerously close to a senate debate on the senate floor, bipartisan senate, happens so seldom, those who witness it should call their friends and seriously, i respect the senator from texas. i respect hisd presentation. thank you for answering the questions. i yield the floor. >> attorneys and former president donald trump's new york city trial selected 12 jurors to determine the former president's guilt or innocence....
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and texas has zero experience building any type of this company. there's a venture pushing the project. sovereign funds of the japanese are backing that high speed proposal. and amtrak's partnering with texas central in applying for an fy22 corridor development grants and $500,000 grant was approved. april 9th there was a news article published by texas central in a letter dated april 5th, addressed to you, by steve roberts, huntsman vogel law firm, states that mr. roberts was hired against texans against high speed rail and mr. chairman, i have that letter and ask unanimous consent that this article and letter be introduced into the record. he'll read part of the letter to you that captures part of the concerns i have. texas central appears to of acted and still act as part of the japanese government intend today influence lawmakers and the public in the united states with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic policies of the united states. yet neither new magellan ventures or any entities or representatives have ever registe
and texas has zero experience building any type of this company. there's a venture pushing the project. sovereign funds of the japanese are backing that high speed proposal. and amtrak's partnering with texas central in applying for an fy22 corridor development grants and $500,000 grant was approved. april 9th there was a news article published by texas central in a letter dated april 5th, addressed to you, by steve roberts, huntsman vogel law firm, states that mr. roberts was hired against...
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texas versus the united states, 40f2052022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these t guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to the amount of an abdication of statutory responsibility,," and that is replacement of congresses statutory mandates with concerns of equity and extralegal and plainly outside of the boundaries of the power conferred by the ina. number five, alejandro mayorkas willfully refused to comply with the detention mandate set forth in section 241a2 of such act requiring that an alien ordered removed shall be detained during, quote, the removal period. instead of complying with the mandate, alejandro mayorkas issued guidelines for the enforcement of civilat immigratn laws which instructs officials that, quote, the individual of removablee noncitizens should nt alone be the basis of an enforcement action against them and that dhs personnel should not rely on the fact of conviction alone. even with respect to aliens subject to mandatory detention and removal pursuant to section 241 a
texas versus the united states, 40f2052022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these t guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to the amount of an abdication of statutory responsibility,," and that is replacement of congresses statutory mandates with concerns of equity and extralegal and plainly outside of the boundaries of the power conferred by the ina. number five, alejandro mayorkas willfully refused...
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-mexico border in the mcallen texas region. it's a missionary where one lives and works among people of all backgrounds who spend a lot of time with people of modest means and in my case i spend most of my time with people of such humble means and humble means that i've never quite witnessing united states and conditions i didn't know existed on a widespread basis in the united states. including some people with dirt floors and no indoor plumbing budding countless cases some a little bit more rare that they exist or least they existed in the early 1990s. even though those were more rare those extreme cases almost all the people i interacted with on a database -- day-to-day basis were people of humble means living paycheck to paycheck just trying to get by in many of these people were recent immigrants. some i suspect were here illegally and others i suspect were here illegally. it wasn't standard practice at the time were missionaries talking to people to find out their immigration status or if they were there for a different r
-mexico border in the mcallen texas region. it's a missionary where one lives and works among people of all backgrounds who spend a lot of time with people of modest means and in my case i spend most of my time with people of such humble means and humble means that i've never quite witnessing united states and conditions i didn't know existed on a widespread basis in the united states. including some people with dirt floors and no indoor plumbing budding countless cases some a little bit more...
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in texas v. biden, 20f4928, 2021, quote: paroling every alien dhs cannot detain is the opposite of a case by case basis determinations required by law, end quote. and, quote, dhs' pretended power to parole aliens while ignoring the limitations congress imposed on the parole power is not nonenforcement. it's misenforcement, suspension of the ina or both. b, alejandro n. mayorkas created, reopened or expanded a series of categorical parole programs never authorized by congress for foreign nationals outside the united states including for certain central american minor, ukrainians, venezuelans, cubans, nicaraguanss, colombian, salvadorans, guatemalans and hondurans which enabled hundreds of thousands of inadmissible aliens to enter the united states in violation to the laws enacted by congress. alejandro n. mayorkas willfully exceeded his release authority set forth in section 236a of such act that permits in certain circumstances the release of aliens arrested on an administrative warrant and that
in texas v. biden, 20f4928, 2021, quote: paroling every alien dhs cannot detain is the opposite of a case by case basis determinations required by law, end quote. and, quote, dhs' pretended power to parole aliens while ignoring the limitations congress imposed on the parole power is not nonenforcement. it's misenforcement, suspension of the ina or both. b, alejandro n. mayorkas created, reopened or expanded a series of categorical parole programs never authorized by congress for foreign...
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and i'm originally from texas and you follow texas politics pretty, pretty closely. and there are similarities, obviously, florida in texas. but one of the things that tires me is the fact that that politicians, both republicans and democrats, they just seem wedded to the idea that if we just do more of what we've already done, things will change. i if we look at this, this bill that was introduced in congress a few a few weeks ago, early february four, you it had more money for more patrol agents, more money for, more immigration and customs enforcement, more money for immigration, prison beds money, more money for more digital terrorist surveillance technology and and then it had. this a separate provision that was just shut down for access to asylum. so the way that we saw in the trump administration and president trump's title 42 policy. and the thing is, you know, if we could buy our way out of people want to come to the united states to make new life here we would have done that a long time ago. but politicians to seem to fantasize this idea, that if we just do
and i'm originally from texas and you follow texas politics pretty, pretty closely. and there are similarities, obviously, florida in texas. but one of the things that tires me is the fact that that politicians, both republicans and democrats, they just seem wedded to the idea that if we just do more of what we've already done, things will change. i if we look at this, this bill that was introduced in congress a few a few weeks ago, early february four, you it had more money for more patrol...
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democratic majority or super texas and florida are republican majority held. people are leaving places like new york and california in droves to to texas and florida. and yet, i think particularly a new york perspective, from a libertarian perspective, which i share, i see some things there that are good and other things that are atrocious. but are those models of governance that actually fit into your concept of giving people more meaningful choices, their life, more accountability politically? are they, you know, an alternative or a vision of, a flourishing society? it's interesting. so, you know, i'm not an expert in florida or texas law clearly don't have the level of taxes or the or the kind of of bureaucratic tangle that that that affects states like california and new york. so so that's good. but don't nor do they have great schools, you know, and lotteries so that they still suffer from what i'll call this philosophy problem. you know, you still even in those states to to create systems that are that are rooted in on the solid foundation of human respo
democratic majority or super texas and florida are republican majority held. people are leaving places like new york and california in droves to to texas and florida. and yet, i think particularly a new york perspective, from a libertarian perspective, which i share, i see some things there that are good and other things that are atrocious. but are those models of governance that actually fit into your concept of giving people more meaningful choices, their life, more accountability...
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in texas, sometimes we call it war of northern aggression, but. right, but the court's actually doing less, believe it or not, in the aggregate. right. the court is actually taking different kinds of cases. remember, before since 1988, the court has stopped taking entire categories of disputes we used to want to do the court has stopped asking congress for things. i mean, this is a really vignette, but i think it's quite illustrative. chief justice warren burger in the mid seventies started this tradition where every year the chief justice would give a year end report. if you guys know your warren burger, you shouldn't be surprised that he wanted his own state of the union. but right the upside was here was the chief, the top of the federal judiciary, the head of the supreme court every year, inviting congress to, on matters of interest, relevance to the judiciary at large and the supreme court in particular. and that every year through the eighties, even through the nineties, under chief justice rehnquist and it continues for four years under joh
in texas, sometimes we call it war of northern aggression, but. right, but the court's actually doing less, believe it or not, in the aggregate. right. the court is actually taking different kinds of cases. remember, before since 1988, the court has stopped taking entire categories of disputes we used to want to do the court has stopped asking congress for things. i mean, this is a really vignette, but i think it's quite illustrative. chief justice warren burger in the mid seventies started...
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mccaul from texas. >> thank you. let me say counter terrific prism state of texas and never seen this law more out of control. chairman of homeland security committee, i've never seen it like this. ortiz and had a direct cause and effect as to what was happening prior and after. the movie we've seen since then has become a nightmare. those from texas know and we see it and we have millions coming in illegally and it's a human trafficking drug trafficking enterprise they've built now, a criminal enterprise in the united states of america. threatening americans on the street. it's the most egregious of violations as we studied this case. under eight usc12-28 of the immigration nationality act and says the government shall take into custody any alm that committed aggravated felony and submitting pep pedophiles and drug traffickers and to the lawyers here and we know shall be mandatory and it's not made according to bright lines or categories he said and our personnel should not rely on the fact of conviction or data bas
mccaul from texas. >> thank you. let me say counter terrific prism state of texas and never seen this law more out of control. chairman of homeland security committee, i've never seen it like this. ortiz and had a direct cause and effect as to what was happening prior and after. the movie we've seen since then has become a nightmare. those from texas know and we see it and we have millions coming in illegally and it's a human trafficking drug trafficking enterprise they've built now, a...
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in round two, texas received and illinois received two. her grants awarded with reserved funding, texas received 28 of the 35 grant awarded. illinois received none. mr. secretary, what specific steps is dhs taking to see more funds directed to communities actually welcoming migrants? can you commit that illinois will see a greater share of ssp resources this year? >> congresswoman, regrettably, the 2024 budget includes a reduction in the amount of shelter services program funding. we are put in a difficult situation of allocating insufficient resources between cities in the interior of the united states that actually receive the individuals who are in immigration enforcement proceedings and in the border communities that initially encounter them. we are working through that allocation right now to distribute the 2024 funds, at least in the first, and allow me to assure you, congresswoman, that we are working very closely with the jurisdictions to the carrier and at the border to increase and maximize the effectiveness of the allocations. >
in round two, texas received and illinois received two. her grants awarded with reserved funding, texas received 28 of the 35 grant awarded. illinois received none. mr. secretary, what specific steps is dhs taking to see more funds directed to communities actually welcoming migrants? can you commit that illinois will see a greater share of ssp resources this year? >> congresswoman, regrettably, the 2024 budget includes a reduction in the amount of shelter services program funding. we are...
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-mexico border in the mcallen texas region. it's a missionary where one lives and works among people of all backgrounds who spend a lot of time with people of modest means and in my case i spend most of my time with people of such humble means and humble means that i've never quite witnessing united states and conditions i didn't know existed on a widespread basis in the united states. including some people with dirt floors and no indoor plumbing budding countless cases some a little bit more...
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in texas versus the united states, 40f 205-2022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to amount to an abdication of statutory responsibility, , end quote. and that is, vote, replacement of congress' statutory mandates with concerns of equity and race this actually got a the bounds of the power conferred by the i&a, end quote. number five, alejandro n. mayorkas willfully refuse to comply with the detention mandate set forth in section 24182 of such act requiring that an alien ordered removed quote shall be detained quote during quote removal period end quote. instead complying with this mandate, alejandro n. mayorkas issued quote guidelines fore enforcement of civil immigration laws end quote which instructs dhs officials that the quote fact individuals removal noncitizen should not alone. basis of an enforcement action against them, end quote, at that dhs quote, personnel should not rely on the fact of conviction alone, end quote. even with respect to aliens sub
in texas versus the united states, 40f 205-2022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to amount to an abdication of statutory responsibility, , end quote. and that is, vote, replacement of congress' statutory mandates with concerns of equity and race this actually got a the bounds of the power conferred by the i&a, end quote. number five, alejandro n. mayorkas...
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and i meant university, which have -- texas a and and which is my hometown. he talked about the chancellor of the university as it transferred from being an all-male institution where they were all cadets to being broader, excepting women, he made the decision not everyone had to join the poor. but he retained the corps of cadets and growing up there, it is an important part of the texas a and m culture and he was very wise to keep it even as the universities -- university focus brought into. it speaks to the importance of staying anchored to the things that make your institution unique. dr. ayres: as you think about leadership, how do you think about building an ethics and accountability into leadership? can you speak a little bit about that? sec. wormuth: sure. i think it is very important. i think leaders need to have integrity. we all need to have integrity as professionals and whatever field we go into. particularly at a time i think we are you see a lot of declining trust in institutions here in the united states. so to me it speaks to more than ever th
and i meant university, which have -- texas a and and which is my hometown. he talked about the chancellor of the university as it transferred from being an all-male institution where they were all cadets to being broader, excepting women, he made the decision not everyone had to join the poor. but he retained the corps of cadets and growing up there, it is an important part of the texas a and m culture and he was very wise to keep it even as the universities -- university focus brought into....
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texas longhorn. well, this is going to take long time. so he's nationally recognized expert on federal courts, constitutional law national security law and military justice and is currently hosting a podcast on national security law. but hidden from his public. and i talked to him this morning about, this is one of my favorite podcasts that he and his wife co-hosted in loco parentis, which only ran for two seasons during the pandemic about parenting and the law and parenting comes first and you can go and look at past or listen to past sessions of this podcast. i also i asked if steve would you know reprise this podcast because their repartee in the podcast is fabulous interviewing with different people about parenting and and being lawyers and whatnot. it's just fantastic. anyway, he lives in austin with his wife karen, and two daughters and their ten year old pug, who also has not bidden any secret service yet. yes so he is the author of the docket how the supreme court uses rulings to amass power and undermine the republic. so i actual
texas longhorn. well, this is going to take long time. so he's nationally recognized expert on federal courts, constitutional law national security law and military justice and is currently hosting a podcast on national security law. but hidden from his public. and i talked to him this morning about, this is one of my favorite podcasts that he and his wife co-hosted in loco parentis, which only ran for two seasons during the pandemic about parenting and the law and parenting comes first and you...
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senator yarborough of texas wanted to do it a different way. there's a huge view. that was the reason kennedy down there to begin with, try to mend some fences again so that you could win texas in the general election. and so jerry bruno planned the trip he get the motorcade the way he wanted. he didn't get them to the right venue where he wanted. instead, governor connally got way, which proved tragic. another kind of wrench in this was that texas christian university was supposed to give an honorary degree that day, or perhaps the day before. but at the last minute they realized, oh, we don't give honorary degrees to catholics, according to jerry bruno. and so again, like, had they just given the honorary degree, had they taken the different route, had they not gone to the trademark all of these ways? and so jerry bruno, just very profoundly shares how he tried like to do all these different things. and i mean, who could have said what that history would have been like? maybe lee harvey oswald have been in a different place, who knows? but the fact they went righ
senator yarborough of texas wanted to do it a different way. there's a huge view. that was the reason kennedy down there to begin with, try to mend some fences again so that you could win texas in the general election. and so jerry bruno planned the trip he get the motorcade the way he wanted. he didn't get them to the right venue where he wanted. instead, governor connally got way, which proved tragic. another kind of wrench in this was that texas christian university was supposed to give an...
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around two, texas received 33 of the 54 grants awarded and illinois received two. the grants awarded with reserve funding texas received 28 of the 35 grants awarded. illinois received none. mr. sec. what specific steps is dhs taking to ensure the fiscal year are directed and welcoming migrants do you commit they will share a greater resource this year? >> the budget includes the reduction in thehe amount of shelter and services program funding. the immigrations were in and enforcement proceedings in communities thatul initially encountered them. we are working through that allocation right now to distribute to the 2024 fund is at least in the first tranche, and allow me to assure you, congresswoman that we are workingin very closely with of e jurisdictions in the interior and at the border to increase and maximize the effectiveness of the allegations. states will likely always need some dedicated support but it seems contradictory for a states receiving a large portion of the funding dedicated to shouldering and providing services for migrants and then to bust them
around two, texas received 33 of the 54 grants awarded and illinois received two. the grants awarded with reserve funding texas received 28 of the 35 grants awarded. illinois received none. mr. sec. what specific steps is dhs taking to ensure the fiscal year are directed and welcoming migrants do you commit they will share a greater resource this year? >> the budget includes the reduction in thehe amount of shelter and services program funding. the immigrations were in and enforcement...
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. >> a senator from texas. >> madam president rise to make a motion. the majority leader has argued the secretary mayorkas defiance of federal immigration law and activating and abetting of the worst criminal invasion and our nation's history does not constitute a high crime or misdemeanor. he has presented no argument on that question parties presented no briefing on that question in the position is directly contrary to the constitution, to the original understand the constitution of the time it was ratified. and to the explicit position of the biden department of justice has argued before the supreme court of the united states. the majority leader's position is asking members of this senate to vote on political expediency to avoid listening to arguments the only rational way to resolve this question is to actually debate it to consider the constitution and consider the law. >> the senator will recognize the senate is in a non- debatable position at the center has a right to offer his point of order. or his emotion but we are and eight non- debatable
. >> a senator from texas. >> madam president rise to make a motion. the majority leader has argued the secretary mayorkas defiance of federal immigration law and activating and abetting of the worst criminal invasion and our nation's history does not constitute a high crime or misdemeanor. he has presented no argument on that question parties presented no briefing on that question in the position is directly contrary to the constitution, to the original understand the constitution...
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i represent a large part of west texas. oil and gas is a big part of that. i was on a recent swing through west texas bay are seeing a rising amount of oil theft and i bring this up because some of this is tied -- make a lot of it's tied to the open border crisis. some of these actors are not american citizens so what do you do with someone you pull them over if they're not a u.s. citizen clearly this is where homeland security should have a role to play in this. so once again do you know if hsi is part of the permian basin oilfield task force? >> congressman i will have to find out i do not know the answers that specific question for. >> i think it would be important if they are not that they look into this. once again interconnection how to use every lever at every tool and part of that if you pull someone over there not a u.s. citizen, homeland security has a role to play meant to determine who is this person? where they hear what you do with them? what i'm seeing now in some cases a local law enforcement will just release them there is no one to turn the
i represent a large part of west texas. oil and gas is a big part of that. i was on a recent swing through west texas bay are seeing a rising amount of oil theft and i bring this up because some of this is tied -- make a lot of it's tied to the open border crisis. some of these actors are not american citizens so what do you do with someone you pull them over if they're not a u.s. citizen clearly this is where homeland security should have a role to play in this. so once again do you know if...
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i live in a state of texas. i came from south texas. i know that border real well. what this man has done, he has allowed and invasion into the united states of illegal immigrants. they are not properly vetted. you want another crime? he allow the guy that killed that young lady in georgia jogging. he allowed that guy here. if he was to port, brought them back, he led them to stay. he's got blood on his hands. number two and i'll make this one quick. it's always been said that biden can't shut the border down. george w. bush shut it down on 9/11. and he didn't get congress to do it. so if you could do it, biden could shut it down today. they appoint politics politics with american's lives because mayorkas is on tape saying he is tired underpowered proud of what he did with doing away with everything trump put in place. >> host: john, and the homeland security secretary was on capitol hill again today testifying about the president's request, budget request for his agency. he was on capitol hill doing that just recently, in recent weeks, and impeachment of course has
i live in a state of texas. i came from south texas. i know that border real well. what this man has done, he has allowed and invasion into the united states of illegal immigrants. they are not properly vetted. you want another crime? he allow the guy that killed that young lady in georgia jogging. he allowed that guy here. if he was to port, brought them back, he led them to stay. he's got blood on his hands. number two and i'll make this one quick. it's always been said that biden can't shut...
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the senator from texas. mr. cruz: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that i have two minutes to respond to senator durbin. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: madam president, nowhere in senator durbin's marks did we hear any mention of the children being brutalized by traffickers. nowhere did we hear of the women tracked in sex slavery. nowhere did we hear the words laken riley. nowhere did we hear jeremy caceres. nowhere did we hear about the dead bodies, three nearly a day that are being found on texas properties. nowhere did we hear a word about the suffering. instead what did he do? he pointed to the democrats' long-standing objection to grant amnesty to as many people as possible so they get more democrat voters. the gang of eight bill was a terrible bill and senator durbin is unhappy that democracy operated and the house of representatives made the decision not to pass it. that's the way our system works. that's what led senate democrats and joe biden to decide just open the border l
the senator from texas. mr. cruz: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that i have two minutes to respond to senator durbin. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: madam president, nowhere in senator durbin's marks did we hear any mention of the children being brutalized by traffickers. nowhere did we hear of the women tracked in sex slavery. nowhere did we hear the words laken riley. nowhere did we hear jeremy caceres. nowhere did we hear about the dead bodies, three nearly a...
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of the law can't adjudicated in court such as this case we referred to earlier united states versus texas where a majority of the supreme court of the united states -- against, by the way, brilliant desent by justice alito concluded that the state of texas didn't have standing to what address violations of law and variations of law from secretary mayorkas and the biden administration. so if not us then who? countless instances courts can't do it. the executive branch isn't going check the executive branch. the buck stoppings with us it is our job to do this and we failed we didn't just fail in the stheans we tried and didn't. but the majority of us unfortunately tried not to when out of our way to define our role as thing that it is not to define law as saying something other than what it, in fact, says so that we can sure our responsibilities yet again. shame on us, shame on those members of this body who voted to do that today. i wonder what future generations will say about this. i wonder how many ways in which future generations will suffer from what we did today. i hope to shout -- t
of the law can't adjudicated in court such as this case we referred to earlier united states versus texas where a majority of the supreme court of the united states -- against, by the way, brilliant desent by justice alito concluded that the state of texas didn't have standing to what address violations of law and variations of law from secretary mayorkas and the biden administration. so if not us then who? countless instances courts can't do it. the executive branch isn't going check the...