colleagues this is a national emergency. i gave the statistics. drugs, cartels, gangs, human trafficking, murder, rapes assaults. that's only a tiny percentage, but the numbers are real for americans. that's a crisis. >> well, what did we learn today? we had the border patrol commissioner and dhs secretary neilsen testify that family apprehensions have gone up 335%. unaccompanied minor apprehensions have gone up 55% compared to last year. if you're a family from central america and you can make it to the united states, you will never be deported. you can be only held for 20 days. we release you within the country. 2% of the unaccompanied minors who make it to america go back to their home country. our laws are broken and we need a barrier. a man dealing in sex trafficking, a law enforcement official, and he said that most children brought into america come across the open area of the border because the smugglers are