mike balboni is a long-time mike balboni is a long-time friend, co-conspirator on a friend, co-conspirator on a whole host of issues. whole host of issues. he serves on our board and, more he serves on our board and, more importantly, has served in importantly, has served in numerous roles related to numerous roles related to homeland security including the homeland security including the homeland security adviser to two homeland security adviser to two different governors in the state different governors in the state of new york, a former state of new york, a former state senator in new york who really senator in new york who really picked up and advanced a lot of picked up and advanced a lot of the homeland security issues the homeland security issues from the state assembly. from the state assembly. he also resides from my he also resides from my hometown, long island. hometown, long island. he represented long island. he represented long island. as you can see i am wearing my as you can see i am wearing my islanders colors today. islanders colors today. so go islanders tonight. so go i

so go islanders tonight. but without further ado let me introduce mike balboni, who is ceo of redland strategies. you see him a lot on our tv screens throughout the country. and mike, the floor is yours. thank you. [ applause ] >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i don't know if you share my sense of enthusiasm but it's great when you come from the hinterlands of the state and come to washington, d.c., and get a chance to interact with the people who are decision makers behind the scenes. you don't normally always get a chance to see them. and that's our opportunity this morning p. alan mayorkas is a very distinguished individual that you may not really have spent a lot of time focusing on. yet, in 1998 he was appointed by then president clinton to be one of the youngest u.s. attorneys out of central california. then he went to the private sector and, when he went there, the "national law journal" called him one of 50 most influential attorneys in the nation. and of course, the president, obama, put him into dhs for citizenship and immigration services where he oversaw an organizat

without further ado let me introduce mike balboni, who is ceo of redland strategies. you see him a lot on our tv screens throughout the country. and mike, the floor is yours. thank you. [ applause ] >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i don't know if you share my sense of enthusiasm but it's great when you come from the hinterlands of the state and come to washington, d.c., and get a chance to interact with the people who are decision makers behind the scenes. you don't always get an opportunity to see them. that's our opportunity this morning. alejandro mayorkas is a very distinguished individual that you may not really have spent a lot of time focusing on. yet, it 1998 he was appointed by then president clinton to be one of the youngest u.s. attorneys out of central california. then he went to the private sector and, when he went there, the national law journal called him one of 50 most influential attorneys in the nation. and of course, the president, obama, put him into dhs for citizenship did immigration services where he oversaw an organization of 18,000 indi

but without further ado it introduced mike balboni who is ceo of redland strategies. you see him a lot on our tv screens throughout the country. mike, the floor is yours. thank you. [applause] >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. i don't know if you share my sense of enthusiasm that it's great when you come from the hinterlands of the state did you come to washington, d.c. and to get a chance to interact with people who are decision makers behind the scenes. he don't normally always get a chance to see them. that's our opportunity this morning. alejandro mayorkas is a very distinguishea verydistinguishedt you may never have spent a lot of time focusing on. and yet in 1998 he was appointed by then-president clinton to be one of the youngest u.s. attorneys out of central california. then he went to the private sector and when he went to the "national law journal" called in one of the 50 most influential attorneys in the nation. and then, of course, the president obama put him into dhs for the citizenship and immigration services, where he oversaw an organization of 18,0