Ron Johnson: “So far in 2016, we're up to 54,000 in terms of family units.”

“You know, in 2014, we held hearings, and in the news media, we were talking about this surge, this humanitarian crisis. In 2014, there were 68,000 unaccompanied children that crossed the border. So far in 2016, we're up to 54,000 in terms of family units. Back in 2014, there were about 68,000 family units. We're already at 68,000 with a month to go. So we've certainly gotten more efficient at processing and dispersing, apprehending, processing and dispersing.” (00:44–00:50)

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