Alejandro Mayorkas

It's quite challenging in dealing with a country like Venezuela, where the diplomatic relations, if they exist at all, can be strained.

My mom, given what she went through, was 'Every day is a new one, something beautiful can happen, something tragic can happen, but every day is a new life, and therefore we have an obligation to be better today than we were yesterday and tomorrow than we are today.' That was her.

Sometimes we do not live up to our highest ideals.

In a world where unanimity is so difficult to achieve, there is one thing that - as to which there is unanimity, and that is the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

I think there is a challenge at the border that we are managing, and we have our resources dedicated to managing it.

Working very closely with the Mexican government and international organizations in Mexico, we have developed a virtual platform that enables individuals with active cases in the 'Remain in Mexico' program to actually register for relief using their phones.

It takes time to rebuild an entire system and to process individuals at the border in a safe and just way.

Entire systems are not rebuilt in a day or in a few weeks.

There are different levels of strength and resilience across the critical infrastructure enterprise, and that is why we are so focused on making sure that the cyber hygiene across the entire enterprise is strengthened.

Attacks on our critical infrastructure are not new.

Americans have witnessed the costs of allowing politics to pervade intelligence.

We in the Department of Homeland Security don't monitor American citizens.

Each officer and agent deserves the tools needed to perform his or her duties at the very highest level. Such tools include comprehensive training, clear policies and practices, well-functioning and state-of-the art equipment, sound information-sharing protocols, and efficient staffing models.

It was a privilege to stand beside police officers, sheriffs, and agents as a federal prosecutor and support them in their mission to protect our communities.

In fact, many DACA recipients grew up not knowing that they weren't citizens because they were American in every way except on paper. When they sought driver's licenses or applied to college, many learned of their status for the first time, and the limitless opportunities they dreamed of suddenly dimmed.

I understand the hope of so many of the Dreamers I have had the privilege of meeting.

Because there was a pathway to citizenship that allowed me to secure legal status, I had the unbridled chance to work hard and build a life and a family here.

With respect to Title 42, that is not an immigration policy. That is a public health policy, and its authority rests in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What we have had to do in the Biden/Harris administration is build from the ground up our humane, orderly and safe immigration system.

The cybersecurity of our nation will be one of my highest priorities.