“I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring a...” — Kirstjen Nielsen Quote

“I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring all that experience together because homeland security is a team sport, and I've played almost every role, every player, every team.”

“People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it's very simple: border security is national security.”

“Asylum is for people fleeing persecution, not those searching for a better job. Yet our broken system - with its debilitating court rulings, a crushing backlog, and gaping loopholes - allows illegal migrants to get into our country anyway and for whatever reason they want. This gaming of the system is unacceptable.”

“The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads.”

“I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.”

“The crossroads of science and politics is a dodgy place.”