•      "Democrats’ demands are both necessary and clear: The Department of Homeland Security—ICE, CBP, and other agents involved in the president’s illegal mass deportation and roundups— must adhere to the same standards as every local and community police department across this country. We want accountability, and we want our communities to be safe. We’re pushing for reforms to this agency, while Republicans are busy trying to jam billions of dollars’ worth of additional funding through on a party-line vote." Source: Sen. Peter Welch (Democrat, Vermont)

•      "Instead of pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans should be working with Democrats to lower out-of-pocket costs." Source: Sen. Chuck Schumer (Democrat, New York)

•      "The consequences of current immigration enforcement practices are already clear–and unacceptable. Students are sitting in classrooms fearful that their families could be torn apart, parents are disengaging from school events out of concern for their safety, and communities are being destabilized. These conditions are incompatible with learning, and expanding enforcement will only deepen the damage. Increasing funding for ICE and CBP would make schools less safe, heighten traumas, suppress student participation, and undermine educational outcomes." Source: Kimberly Trinca, Director of Government Relations at the National Education Association