Welcome everybody. Particularly, to our witnesses on both panels because i know you put a lot of work into preparation we thank everyone for their help. Before i give my Opening Statement for the topic of our hearing i think we all take a moment yesterday and today and for a long time in the future but i do it now on behalf of the committee do offer our collective thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and their families and their loved ones. As everyone is aware yesterday more than 59 americans lost their lives in more than 500 were injured. The carnage occurred that occurred yesterday is a truly heartbreaking. We are here today to consider how to address the issue created by president obamas on constitutional executive action referred to as deferred action for childhood arrivals. We will probably all use the acronym daca. In september, President Trump gave six months to congress to act in accordance with the constitution on an issue that impacts millions of ame
History series, interviews with prominent photojournalist who have documented major events throughout American History prominent photojournalists. Watch cspan3 history tv in prime time. The Judiciary Committee held and oversight hearing on present trump President Trumps decision to and be deferred action for Childhood Arrivals Program, known as daca. This is about three hours. [raps gavel] welcome,tch everybody. Particularly to our witnesses on both panels, because i know you put a lot of work into preparation. We thank everybody for their help. Before i get my Opening Statement for the topic of my hearing, i think we all will take a moment today and yesterday and for the future, but i do now on behalf of the committee to offer our prayers to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and their loved is away more than 59 americans lost their lives in more than 500 were injured. The carnage occurred that occurred yesterday is a truly heartbreaking. We are here today to consider how to addres
Driving and being in the driver seat of our own destiny by doing this act of civil disobedience. s in a knot at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Next, a hearing on visa overstates and the impact on National Security. Senate judiciary subcommittee on Border Security and immigration heard from Homeland Security officials and it Inspector General on some of the Pilot Programs using advanced technology to advance the issue. This hearing is 90 minutes. the subcommittee to order and thank all of our witnesses for being here with us today. We are eager to hear your contribution to the subject of our concerns, which is these that overstays. Most of the time when we talk about flaws of our immigration system, we talk about Border Security as it being the paramount concern and for me it is hurt obviously coming from texas with a 1200mile common border notwithstanding the great work being done by Border Patrol , it still remains a vulnerability and we are workinv hard to come up with some proposals that will
The subcommittee to order. And thank all of our witnesses for being with us today. Were eager to hear your contribution to the subject of our concerns, which is visa overstays. Most of the time when we talk about the flaws of our immigration system, we talk about Border Security as being the paramount concern and, for me, it is, obviously coming from texas with a 1200mile common border and notwithstanding the great work being done by Border Patrol, it still remains a vulnerability and we are working hard to come up with some proposals that will help address that. But the one vulnerability that seems to be overlooked is visa overstays, people who enter our country legally and then who overstay their visa and simply melt into the Great American landscape. And as i think about it, while i understand the desire of people coming from other countries, perhaps, to emigrate to the United States because of economic or security conditions, it it is almost the moral offensive to me that people co
The subcommittee to order. And thank all of our witnesses for being with us today. Were eager to hear your contribution to the subject of our concerns, which is visa overstays. Most of the time when we talk about the flaws of our immigration system, we talk about Border Security as being the paramount concern and, for me, it is, obviously coming from texas with a 1200mile common border and notwithstanding the great work being done by Border Patrol, it still remains a vulnerability and we are working hard to come up with some proposals that will help address that. But the one vulnerability that seems to be overlooked is visa overstays, people who enter our country legally and then who overstay their visa and simply melt into the Great American landscape. And as i think about it, while i understand the desire of people coming from other countries, perhaps, to emigrate to the United States because of economic or security conditions, it it is almost the moral offensive to me that people co