Ron Johnson: “Since 2014...120,000 unaccompanied children, but primarily…”

“I sent you that chart in. Your jaw dropped. I mean, since 2014, that was the humanitarian crisis year when President Obama declared it humanitarian crisis won. 120,000 Since 2014...120,000 unaccompanied children, but primarily people coming as a family unit, enter this country illegally. We've had 1,148,000 unaccompanied children and family members enter this country illegally. Been apprehended and they've been dispersed all over America. It's overwhelmed our adjudication system. We've only removed about 12,000 of that.” (05:54–06:05)

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