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Ron Johnson: “In the first quarter, there are about 8,600. We're already…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

Look at where we are in just the first quarter of 2016, 2014, I mean, the massive surge, the crisis level, we had Again, total of 51,705 in that entire fiscal year. But In the first quarter, there are about 8,600. We're already up to 14,000 the first quarter 2016. Why isn't this big news? Again? It's because we've become more efficient at apprehending, processing, and dispersing, and we see the horrific results of that efficiency. So again, I just want to. (03:30–03:37)

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Asserts that the number of unaccompanied children in the first quarter of 2016 increased to 14,000 from 8,600.

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