on behalf of the men and women of us citizenship and immigration services it is an honor to address youllow americans which i would add that i too have immigrant family. my mother immigrated here from peru. i don't think there are any peruvians in the bunch, but i know the experience you are having today very well. i understand it very intimately. on taking the oath of allegiance you just took you joined a nation of citizens both naturalized and nativeborn who are united by belief in the rights described and guaranteed by the declaration of independence, the constitution and the bill of rights, collectively known as the charters of freedom all around us. today we commemorate the 227th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the constitution, known as the bill of rights. the bill of rights on display here in this rotunda and shrine our most valued freedoms. the national archives provides access to these document like the bill of rights, so visitors here can experience first-hand the connection between the ideals that are captured on historic parchment and the freedoms and rights they

citizenship and immigration services it is onhonor to address you as my fellow americans, and i would, too, have immigrant family. my mother immigrated from peru, i don't think there are any peruviance in the bunches but i know the experience you're having today very well. i understand it very intimately. upon picking the oath of allegiance that you just took you have joined a nation of citizens both naturalized and native born who are united by a belief in the rights that are described and guaranteed by the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights collectively known as the charters of freedom, all around us. today, we commemorate the 227th anniversary of the first ten amendments of the constitution known as the bill of rights. the bill of rights on display here triumph many of our values nation's freedom said. the m archives provide the documents so the visitors can look at the freedoms and rights guaranteed as americans. through the detection we are reminded of the pattern of our government by fully exercising our rights. you have a vested interest in th

pta ke we're not having to face a massive uptake in what is expected from border police and immigration servicesnd this problem that has existed in calais for a long time of people trying to get across is happening by other routes. and the guardian, police struggling to stop the rise in illegal gun imports to the rise in illegal gun imports to the uk. this is an issue for the police because of the criminal use of these weapons. but also border officials, they are the first line officials, they are the first line of defence to pick these up?m would seem police and border officials, according to the guardian, are seeing a big supply of illegal firearms rising. what is interesting is that after dunblane there was a tightening of gun laws in this country and what we know is that because britain is an island, one of the advantages is a perception was it was much easier to control the arms coming in. but what the guardian is saying is what is happening is it is new and clean weapons that are being used in majority of shootings whereas guns we re once so majority of shootings whereas guns were once so

is immigration services taking seriously its responsibility to the integrity to the rule of law. many benefit applicants in the u.s. who are found ineligible for the visa or status they are seeking, are now appropriately issued a notice to appear in immigration court. the agency has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to give regulatory clarity to the statutory requirement that aliens in the u.s. be able to support themselves financially. last year, the agency naturalized over 756,000 new americans, more than any of the previous five years. i look forward to hearing from secretary nielsen about the department of homeland security's mission regarding immigration and what we hear in congress can do to help advance that mission. i now recognize the ranking member of the committee and the gentleman from new york for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary nielsen, i am glad to see you before our committee. i'm disappointed that it has taken so long to schedule this oversight hearing. this is the first time you have appeared before this committee in over a year

on behalf of immigration services, it is an honor to address u.s. my fellow americans. i have emigrant family. my mother immigrated from peru. i know the experience you are having today very well and i understand that intimately. upon taking the oath of allegiance that you just took, you have joined a nation of citizens, naturalized and nativeborn, united i a belief -- by a belief in the rights guaranteed by the charters of freedom all around us. today, we commemorate the 227th anniversary of the first 10 amendments of the constitution or the bill of rights. , and shrinesights many of our nation's most valuable freedoms. the archives provides access to these documents so that visitors can experience firsthand the connection between the ideals captured on historic parchment and the rights guaranteed to living americans. through this connection, we are reminded the importance of participating in our government by fully exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. you now have a vested interest to ensure the wealth and success of your country, the united state

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citizenship and immigration services, the federal agency that processes citizenship.hile officials with the department of defense declined our request for an interview, rummery did agree to sit down with us and answer our questions. sharon: well, if you've been convicted of certain defenses, it's a deportable act. stephen: even if you've served as a veteran? sharon: oh, that's right, yes. stephen: does that seem fair? sharon: it's--we don't ask ourselves what's fair or not fair. we simply are here to administer the law. that's what we're charged with. that's what we do. hector: these are some of the men that have passed away here in mexico. stephen: in one of the saddest ironies involving this issue, current law allows these veterans to return to the u.s. after they die. nathan: we will bring their dead body across the border. we will go to a military cemetery. we will give 'em a 21-gun salute. we will play "taps." we will fold the flag, and a military officer will hand the flag to the family member and say, "a grateful nation appreciates your husband's service." hect

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citizenship and immigration services' approval of the waiver : "i am thrilled that maria mendoza- sanchez will be reunited with her family in oakland. maria is an integral part of our community and her unjust deportation was a loss for the entire east bay. her case is a stark example of the damage that the trump administration's inhumane zero- tolerance policy has wreaked on families across the country. " the marriott hotel chain announced today .... up to 500- million people who made reservations at starwood hotel properties ... may have had their personal information accessed in a breach that lasted for four- years. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate joins us live from outside a marriott hotel in san francisco .. with details on exactly what happened. gabe? we hear about these data breaches almost every week so it's easy to be desensitized and not pay attention to this news todaybut the cyber security expert i spoke with says this one is a big deal and people do need to take action to protect their fidenm ian sherr / cyber security expert, cnet "this is one of biggest in history" ian she

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customs immigration services, there are 4.5 million people from all around the world, all different ces, ethnicities that filled out the proper documentation. have paid the required fees and waiting in their home country to be processed. now with all this business going on with flooding the country, they have created a blackflow, you can verify this. i don't expect you to believe me. it is easily verified. 4.5 million people have gone about it the legal rightful way. host: we are 15 minutes away from the start of the session for the house and senate. the house will be here on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. president trump just tweeting about our topic. we look at the capitol center, a replica of the statue of freedom. this is live. and we will look at this and show you the president's tweet. a nice look at mainly visitors there. not seeing many members there. democrats' line. ller: i'm one of those millenials. and this is our third shutdown in the past year? some form of immigration. billion latest over $5 for a physical barrier, what i don't seem to understand, why can't that money

education and employment opportunities by instituting gender systems, increasing access to legal immigration services and legal services for people with criminal records, increasing civic engagement of communities by developing and implementing leadership development programming, increasing care, planning and care coordination by developing and implementing navigation strategies, and reducing rates of incarceration, were recidivism, and economic disparities by increasing funding for prevention for programs focused on trans communities. we hope to be able to continue to work with the mayor process -- the mayor's office and the city and county of san francisco to make sure these recommendations are implemented so that the contributions of the transgendered community to our city's history, strength, and culture, are not just honored, but carried forward into the future. thank you. [applause] >> we could not do this work alone without our fabulous members of the board. one particular board member new to district eight is the only out gay supervisor on the board and we could not do the work without him. p

customs immigration services, there are 4.5 million people from all around the world, all different races, all different ethnicities, that have filled out the proper documentation. have paid the required fees. and are waiting in their home country to be processed. now, with all this business going on with the flooding the country, they've created a back floe. there's a bottle next for -- you can verify this. i don't expect you to believe me. it's very easily verified. 4.5 million people have gone about it the legal, rightful way. and -- >> host: art in taylor, michigan, thank you for your comments. we're 15 minutes away from the start of the sessions for the house and senate. the house here on c-span, and the senate on c-span2 2. president trump just tweeting, about our topic, we look live at the capitol visitor sentence and a replica of the statue of freedom at the top of the capitol. and'll look at this and show you the president's tweet in a minute. a night look at mainly vizoffs there in the visitor center, not seeing many members today. lansing, new york, next. angelo, democrats line

immigration service. think about the next several decades, partly because of falling birthrates, immigration is a big driver. important notn is just as a discrete matter of immigration policy but in terms of human capital policy, the character for schools and much else, it is an important issue touching on many different sectors. weekend onis c-span2's book tv. >> plans have been announced for former president george h.w. bush. members of the house and senate will take part in arrival ceremony in the capitalize on monday starting at 5:00 p.m. you can see that here on c-span. the public will be able to pay respects to the late president wednesday morning. the former president return to texas or a public in houston wednesday night. thursday, saint martin's episcopal church, the george bush presidential library and museum. speak,ou come on and many say nancy pelosi is likely to become the next speaker. t speaker. and your take on his legacy. john: i wrote a column yesterday about it. mr. bush, and there are c

former commissioner of the immigration service. >> when you think about the next several decades because of falling birth rates, immigration is a big driver, a composition is important not just as a discrete matter of human capital policy the character of our schools, of our future workforce and much else. it is a very important issue touching on different sectors. >> watch this weekend on c-span 2 book tv. >> best-selling thriller author brat mediciner will be our guest on in depth: fiction edition. our live call-in program on sunday, noon eastern. his most recent book escape artist debuted at number one on the best-seller lest. his other books include the inner circle, the first counsel, and eight other best-selling thrillers. join us for in-depth fiction edition with author brad meltzer, live sunday from noon-3:00 p.m. eastern, on book tv, on c-span 2. >> next centers for medicare and medicaid seema verma talks ability medicare rules and potential changes to the program. this is hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> good morning my name is joe antos i'm with the american ent

. >> the united states citizenship and immigration services says these proposed rules would would clearlynding law to make sure people coming here can support themselves and not rely on public benefits. with this new proposal, the government is saying the applicant would have a better chance at legal status if a family of three, for example, makes at least $51,000 a year. in 2017 win and her husband didn't make that amount. >> we're making about $15 per hour. >> after a little over a year, things changed. >> and on december 2017, i got a job offer. >> as a business analyst. she and her husband now make at least $100,000 a year combined, and that's enough to get off of public assistance. she says they're now proud to pay more taxes. >> that money can be used to help somebody like me. >> if the new rules go into effect, the brief help they got from medi cal that gave them a another person like her the - opportunity to succeed. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. >>> still ahead in the newsroom, a breakthrough agreement on climate change. we have new details and a live report from poland. stay with

immigration services, they need to do a better job of that in these cases and setting up postwar these people can get for a silent before they have to trac all the way through mexico. the problem is is that you have a lack of those resources. that is a problem. i see it firsthand. it's a major problem. there are times that for years and years, for them it's worth the risk to come over here.wo >> what do you think of that? >> even know, i think it's a copout. i think it's a copout. put the blame on the united states. to put the blame on the u.s., t put the blame on the department of security. there is a right way to do this in the wrong way to do this. it certainly isn't crossing the border illegally and jumping th fence.fe they could ask for asylum in th areas where they're at. they can go to the embassies of the u.s. there. they were given some type of asylum within mexico. there is a way that they can enter the united states through the ports of entry and they don't do that. i understand that they're going through rough times. i get all that. there's a right way to do thing in the wr

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right now, for example, asylum officers from citizenship and immigration service do theia inscreening called the credible fear claim. if they find creble fear, they can't accept an asylum claim there, it has to go before the immigratiopujudge, that more cases before the i.j.s. they could be authorized to approve affirmative asylum claims if they believe the cases are strong enough and they hav enough evidence. that would more quickly approveb those el for some sort of relief. there are other things that can be done, but this administratio has chosenput all of its resources and energy have policies and operations that tre toer and prevent asylum seekers from coming to the united stas rather than looking at the process and figuring out how to adjust the asylum process to accommodate this info. i believe if we were to havea system to adjudicate within a couple of months rather than several years, that would provide the effect the opministration wants, once the realize the majority of the cases don't get approved and people return watt rather quickly, that would change the dierveg. >> and

immigration services, they need to do a better job of vetting vacations out of the countries these people are from. getting them silent before they have to trek all the way through mexico. the problem is resources in their countries to be able to come over here. that is a problem, i practiced it first hand, i see it firsthand. the wait times are years and years. to them, it is worth the risk to come over here. that is the only chance you're going to get to ask for a silent paired >> lisa: art, what you think of that? >> i think it is a cop-out. i will straight up say it, i think it is a cop-out. >> lisa: why is that? >> to put the blame on the u.s., the apartment of homeland security, they are doing everything they can out there. there is a right way to do it in the wrong way to do it. it certainly isn't crossing the border illegally, jumping a fence. they could easily ask for asylum in the areas they are at, they can go to the embassies of the u.s. they are. they were given some type of asylum within mexico, they refused to take it. there is a way to get into the united states through th

each of the applicants have been examined by the united states -- citizenship and immigration service the government has concluded its investigation. it is determined that each applicant is eligible for naturalization. i moved that upon taking the oath of allegiance to the united states of america, each applicant having answered to his or her name, be granted naturalization of the united states of america. >> i am very pleased to grant the motion. everyone who is going to be a new citizen, please raise your right hand and repeat after me the oath of allegiance. that iy declare on oath absolutely and entirely renounce bdure all of allegiance and foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which i have hereto ,or been a subject or citizen that i will support and defend of constitution and the laws the united states of america against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear truth same and allegiance to the , then i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when we cry it by the look -- one required by the law, that i will perform noncombatant service in th

would be breached well we got the opinion of keith best a former chief executive of the immigration advisory service and david coburn a member of the european parliament for scotland what we are applying is a british act of parliament which had got the european convention but you guys are not only in the european you eleven on human rights act if we start discriminating against people for reasons of their faith or their sexual propensity or whatever then we are on very serious go britain should be setting an example around the world of actually maintaining the rights of individuals and once we start slipping from that we fall into the error of many other countries which are far less liberal and that's a very serious decline in civilization now those countries those sovereign nations beat their own decisions and i don't think it's for you to tell them what to do i deplore what they're very but it's their decision now as regards a criminal who comes here and commits a heinous crime of rape quite frankly he has no right to stay in this country and should be removed and we should make it very clear and

rights would be breached we call the opinion of keith best a former chief executive of the immigration advisory service and david coburn a member of the european parliament for scotland. the law has to be disinterested the law has to be blind it applies to everybody this man has put himself in harm's way by pretending to be a christian which she apparently according to the reports seems not to be it is an absolute prohibition on sending anybody whatever they've done back to a situation in which they may face inhuman or degrading treatment or torture just because they're the only may come to out some harm whole i don't see why we should we should keep them in this country i think that law needs to be changed that is fair enough but do remember what we're going to show the premier division you know no learn just listen david for a moment what we are applying is a british act of parliament which had got the european convention but you know i know i'd be in the european you in then on human rights act if we start discriminating against people for reasons of their faith or their sexual propensity or whateve

rights would be breached were earlier joined by keith best a former chief executive of the immigration advisory service and david coburn member of the european parliament for scotland to discuss the issue. pinball the thing is nice a this is a lawyer the law has to be disinterested the law has to be blind it applies to everybody and at the end of the day this person is subject to the european convention on human rights since really was drafted by a british home secretary said david thanks for the five and our school three is very very clear it is an absolute prohibition on sending anybody whatever they've done back to a situation in which they may face in humor or degrading treatment or torture this man has put himself in harm's way by pretending to be a christian which she apparently according to the reports seems not to be for what they have said i don't have it all it wasn't by the say he wasn't. he was just pretending to be a christian or to state so he said things that put him in harm's way as regards iraq. but quite frankly even so i do i do not think we should be keeping repress this country wha