Through eight months of this fiscal year, more than 400,000 unaccompanied children or people coming in as families, generally one adult, one child, have crossed the border illegally and been apprehended and processed and basically dispersed. If we're to maintain May's rate, that number would exceed $800,000 by the end of fiscal year. In just four more months now, I think we've seen a slight decline based on the weekly numbers. It's getting hot. Mexico seems to be doing more. (07:40–07:48)
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Asserts that if the current rate continues, illegal border crossings could exceed 800,000 by the fiscal year's end.
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