John Cornyn
John Cornyn
John Cornyn IIIis the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Majority Whip for the 114th Congress. Cornyn previously served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
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The only surprise today was that any senator would vote against him.
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The fact that he's now been elevated to chief justice shouldn't slow us down at all.
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But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are.
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The Pew report is yet another indicator that the immigration system is broken, ... Immigration reform must be comprehensive and address both enforcement and improved avenues for legal immigration.
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The Pew report is another indicator that the immigration system is broken.
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The president's action is welcome news, and will bring much-needed relief to the most affected counties in our state.
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The president picked the picker, so to speak.
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I think it's certainly time to pick up the speed on these lower court now that we got the Supreme Court behind us.
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I think the president does have an opportunity now after admittedly a very bad week to turn things around and to show why the people of this country re-elected him just one short year ago,
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I think you'll probably see not only his erudition, but his sense of humor.
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to extraordinary and unprecedented measures to obstruct the business of the American people. Because the Democrats have no ideas or agenda of their own, they've made an awkward attempt at changing the subject.
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What worries me more than anything else is this mind-set that once people go to Mexico there's nothing law enforcement in this country can do.
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I don't think he was looking for a fight either.
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I expect them to stand on that principle again, no matter who asked for them,