cissna: probably? sen. kennedy: why couldn't our sponsor be, well, we don't read it that way, we don't think -- we think it mandates what is so wein the best interest will keep them together and if you disagree, that is why god made federal courts? problem solved. mr. cissna: maybe. i would have to defer to the doj to give you a better answer than i could. you could go maybe back and talk to doj and suggest that we take the position of, we're going to follow the law equal justice under the law is a value i think all of us hold, and we will do what is in the best interest of the children and let them stay with their parents. wants to litigate that, that is why god made federal judges. >> understood. sen. kennedy: thank you mr. chairman. >> you are a lawyer. please define for me the concept of prosecutorial discretion. i believe, and we are kind of stepping outside of but it isf expertise, the decision by prosecutor to or prosecute somebody either because of lack of resources or other legal policies a follow.

director cissna, two more questions. those claiming a false asylum claim, you talk in your written testimony about how there is no teeth to that. can you talk about that? and also in your written testimony you talk about you are concerned about people filing now, realizing this loophole and they've been interior of the united states now for maybe up to ten years, but they realizing if they say they have a credible fear gives them a work permit and this is now a work around for them being illegal to being legal using this loophole? >> yes, there are many such loop holes. one you just referred to this is for regular asylum cases. it is well known that if you file for asylum and six months go by, you get a work permit. a lot of people do this on purpose because they know the bag lock is huge and they can wander around working freely in the economy as long as it takes to hear their case. many of those people have legitimate claims, many don't. and the people that don't clog up the system for the people that do making the gra

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director cissna, director of the citizen and immigration service, last october 5. he received his bsree from m.i.t., 1988. m.a. from columbia, 1990. j.d., 95. he joined the citizenship and immigration service in 2005 as an associate counsel with the office of chief counsel. in 2006, he was promoted to deputy director immigration and border security policy. in 2009, he was promoted to director of immigration policy, a position he held prior to his nomination. i would like to administer an oath. do you affirm the testimony you're are about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you for that affirmation. go ahead with your opening statement. dir. cissna: chairman grassley, ranking member feinstein and distinguished members, thank you for holding this hearing on the eb-5 immigrant investor program. i appreciate this opportunity to discuss this program and our efforts at uscis to strengthen its integrity. the program is set to expire on septemb 30, 2018. in the last decade, the program has been re