11/13/2018
https://congress.gov...
"So, Secretary Nielsen, what the President had said was not accurate, was it?"
"I have long held that and I have an interest in ensuring that we are making policy based on sound data and credible threats."
"the facts are exactly the opposite when you are talking-- looking at the actual number. Apprehensions today are substantially smaller than they were 20 years ago."
"According to this report, so the number of apprehensions at the border in 2000 was 1.6 million."