But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are.

In 2005 Project on Government Oversight a government watchdog group presented Cornyn and Senator Patrick Leahy with its first ever Bi-Partisan Leadership Award in honor of their cooperation on issues of government oversight and transparency including their co-sponsorship of the OPEN Government Act of 2005 which prevented burying exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act in legislation. In 2010 John Cornyn was voted one of the "most conservative congressmen" by the National Journal. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995.

S. In 1998 Cornyn won election for Attorney General of Texas serving one term until winning a seat in the U. John Cornyn III (born February 2 1952) is the senior United States Senator for Texas serving since 2002.