I went in with the youthful vigor that I could single-handedly change the world. But you fast come to the realization that you're 1/435th of one-half of one-third of the government. Blake Farenthold 435thchangefast Change image and share on social
I think there's no problem getting through the House a pathway to legal status. A pathway to citizenship is going to be tougher, but I think it is potentially doable, if we can show the American people that the border is secure. Blake Farenthold americanbordercitizenship share on social
My constituents feel betrayed by the promise that Reagan made, that if we grant amnesty, we'll then secure the border. We obviously didn't do that. Blake Farenthold amnestybetrayborder Change image and share on social
If you are just using the service to look at Web sites and download e-mail, then a DSL line may be cheaper. It is when you have more data going out that wireless can make a difference. Blake Farenthold cheapdatumdifference Change image and share on social
The purpose of the criminal justice system is both to rehabilitate and to punish. If we can rehabilitate somebody, that's a huge, huge win. Blake Farenthold criminalhugejustice Change image and share on social
The government was built on compromising. And it's frustrating as hell. Blake Farenthold buildcompromisefrustrate Change image and share on social
You've got to do the same sort of outreach to Hispanics that you do to any other group. They want to see their congressman. Blake Farenthold congressmangrouphave Change image and share on social
Immigration specifically was laid out in the Congress, giving the power of Congress to create a uniform system of naturalization. Blake Farenthold congresscreategive Change image and share on social
I'm not going to sell Donald Trump short. I think the American people saw something in him. Blake Farenthold americandonaldpeople Change image and share on social
We have testimony saying, and I think common sense also dictates, that in a failed state like Syria, you don't have any government information, police reports to rely on to vet somebody. So there's no way to do a background check from somebody coming out of Syria. There's no way we can find out whether they're safe or not. Blake Farenthold backgroundcheckcome share on social