They are sympathetic to our concerns, but there is a sense they have to do something about this, and drawing those kinds of lines is not easy to do.

It has the effect of creating a permanent subclass of non-citizens.

But Coble has been smart enough to dodge the charges. He's been sympathetic to everyone's concerns and gives the impression he's doing all he can.

I'm sympathetic with their concerns. Many of them are single heads of households when it's a particular challenge for them.

Our embassy in Beijing and our consulate general in Guangzhou have again registered our deep concerns over lack of due process,

We understand their concerns. I think there's been a lot of misinformation or misunderstanding that we don't appreciate the bus drivers and the hard job that they do every day for us in Raleigh County.