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- Mayorkas told The New York Times Magazine that the US wants to remain a country of immigrants.
- "We shouldn't, nor do we, define ourselves by the challenges we have," he told the magazine.
- The Homeland Security secretary has clashed with Republican lawmakers over border security.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a recent interview said he believes that the United States "very much so" wants to remain a country comprised of immigrants.
In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Mayorkas said that Americans shouldn't "define ourselves by the challenges we have."
"We define ourselves by the opportunities that we have and we create," he said.