Yes, there has been an increase in the number of migrants apprehended who are on the 'Terrorist Screening Data Set.'

In the last 48 years going back to 1975, the number of Americans killed by a terrorist who crossed the Southern border unlawfully is zero.

The only foreign-born terrorists who cross the Southern border unlawfully were three brothers from Macedonia who came to the United States while Ronald Reagan was President.

This hearing is purely intended to scare the public, to demonize immigrants, and to score cheap political points as we head toward that next election.

I left that meeting impressed with the men and women and the effort behind keeping us safe in the skies every day.

Your serious job is to secure the border of the greatest country in the world.

You have got a tough job, you are a serious person, and we are grateful that you are doing it.

We want to acknowledge the seriousness of your job and hopefully one day in the majority give you the tools to deliver.

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle, they don't have solutions. They want the chaos.

Border crossings are down despite my MAGA colleagues constantly saying we have an open border which only invites people South of the border to believe that they should try and come here.

Democrats applauded the measure while Republicans scrambled to find a new way to turn it into campaign fund raising emails.