Janet Napolitano. who was a former Governor of the State of Arizonaso three former Secretaries of Homeland Securitytwo Republicans and one Democrathave said the Republicans should do this. In fact. here is what they said in a letter Senator MCCONNELL and I received a month ago: Funding for DHS is used to protect our ports and our borders. to secure our air travel and cargo. to protect the federal government and our nations information technology and infrastructure from cybersecurity attacks. to fund essential law enforcement activities. and to ensure the safety of the president and national leaders ... Funding for the entire agency should not be put in jeopardy by the debate about immigration. That is what the former Secretaries of Homeland Security said. They did not mince words.
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