House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., gives his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to the committee's hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, right, and his brother Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, center, talk with House Judiciary Committee member, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, all from San Antonio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to Mayor Castro testifying before the committee's hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., gives his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, during the committee's hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., gives his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, during the committee's hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, left, talks with his brother Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
San Antonio,, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, center, accompanied by his brother Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, second from right, gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday the nation’s immigration system is “in desperate need of repair” as he opened Congress’ first hearing this year on immigration. Whether Congress will be able to agree on how to fix it remained …