do you think we have enough Agents to secure the border?

Yes, ma'am. So it is absolutely a serious issue.

if you are a hardened cartel operative and you drive through a known Border Patrol checkpoint, you should get the Darwin award.

Let me just be clear. I mean, if number of apprehensions go up when you don't know what the denominator is, then is that a good thing or is that a bad thing?

Thank you for being here.

What percentage of the Southern Border do you have situational awareness of real time?

I look forward to working with you as we move forward with the rest of the committee to see what we can do about improving morale.

I will tell you that at some checkpoints in Arizona, they don't have the manning to do the roving patrols.

What can you intercept? That is operational control.

I mean, we can find where our common interests are to protect our country and to keep our community safe...

I can't stress strongly enough that this is an activity measure, it is not an effectiveness measure.