Insightful with respect to the wall and if we have time at the end i will be happy to take some questions. Let me start with kind of what weve been spending our time on at the department the. This is the operational policy challenges of the department so the first challenge i want to discuss its counterterrorism and as joe and others now counterterrorism was the Founding Mission of the department and it continues to be the cornerstone of what we do compared to 2003 when the department was established the terrorism threat today is more challenging and more decentralized and diffuse and arguably more complex. We are more concerned about the foreign fighters who leave this country and others have traveled to another and take up to the fight and link up with a terrorist organization. They are concerned about the terrorist organizations adapted and skilled use of the internet to publicly recruit and inspire individuals. To prevent the travel of the foreign terrorist fighters the secretary r
Violations because both of those could essentially put someone in the path of a removal action. So the removal after january 2014. So there is a bit more of a bright line. The numbers in that context will change as we move further and further from that day and still there is a future focus as opposed to the rich respective focus and then finally, we really see the importance of extending valuable resources on the person to enter the debate co into the country illegally in 2014 unless they fall under the one of the priority categories. Said that as the overall philosophy. The key and critical part of the memo to secretary issues for all intents and purposes and secure Communities Program and secure communities had been and remain a controversial part of enforcement priorities over the last few years in part because of what it was designed to be, what it became and this is actively noted, what it became as emblematic of everything wrong with the immigration system today. The somehow or o
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart good evening and thanks for joining us. President trump is calling on the arab world to show unity and partner with the United States to combat extremism and terrorism. Today, in the capital of saudi arabia, the president addressed a summit of leaders from 50 arab and muslimmajority countries, completing his twoday visit to the kingdom. In his 35minute speech, mr. Trump said the u. S. Will seek gradual reforms over intervention and middle east leaders must decide for themselves what kind of future they want. It is a choice between two futures, and it is a choice that america cannot make for yo
Thank you for joining me. [ cheers and applause ] on a Major International holiday. Today, in case you didnt know, and im pretty sure you didnt know, today is world emoji day. So i think i speak for all of us when i say thumbs up thumbs up champagne bottle party hat goats, right . [ laughter ] today is also the day we try to figure out what the hell happened on game of thrones. Did you watch the season premiere . A Record Number of people more than 16 people watched i was one of them. Never thought i would be so excited to see someone empty a bed pan. [ laughter ] but i was. I loved it. Even though i was confused. I had to have my son kevin explain a lot of it to me. Its like an adult version of Summer School for me. Whos the guy who sailed in on the black ship and proposed to cersei . That was euron greyjoy. Hes theons uncle. Oh, who is the prince that met with the enemy to try to bring down the queen that threatened his father . That was donald trump jr. [ laughter ] [ cheers and app
I pledge to and we leave these remarks from the pennsylvania governor to go live to capitol hill for a Senate Hearing looking at the nations infrastructure and modernization efforts, being held by the Senate Environment and public works committee. These things allow for American Goods to go from the heartland to the coast and even overseas. They allow for flood protection for both rural and urban communities that save lives. In addition, our committee has jurisdiction over the environmental laws that impact the modernization of infrastructure. Doesnt matter whether the setting is urban or rural, rules and regulations can halt and delay the modernization of infrastructure and the impact is particularly counterproductive if theyre applied without understanding the difference between urban and rural. Our committee has members from both urban and rural areas. The members of this committee represent new york city, and new port, rhode island, nebraska city, nebraska, and mississippi. Wheatla