defense and chairman dunford, head of the joint chiefs of staff. please join me. [ applause ] in august of 1790, by request of george washington and alexander hamilton, congress established a fleet of ten swift vestals to defend our shores. these revenue cutters would fight pirates, stop smugglers and safe guard our borders. they are the ancestors of our faithful coast guard. [ applause ] when our ships were seized and sailors kidnapped by foreign powers in 1812, it was a revenue cutter, the swift schooner thompson jefrd that swept in to capture the first british vevle
head of the joint chiefs of staff, please join me. [cheers and applause] in august of 1790, by request of george washington and alexandra hamilton. congress established a fleet of ten swift vessels to defend our shores. these revenue cutters would fight pirates, stop smugglers, and safeguard our borders. they are the ancestors of our faithful coast guard. [applause] when our ships were seized and stale to sailors kidnapped by foreign powers in 1812, it was a revenue cutter, the swift schooner thomas jefferson that swept into capture the first british vessel of the war.
specific benchmark are you going to be looking at to see if mexico is actually doing what you want them to do, you want them to secure the border with guatemala, stop smugglers, work on asylum reform. in april 100,000 crossed the border. you say the number is higher in may? it will be higher. would it need to be 50,000 as opposed to 109,000 from april. i think what the president said, we need a vast reduction in the numbers crossing. i outlined three things i d like to work on with mexico, one, interdictions on their southern border, going after those transporting these migrants, keeping them in horrible conditions through mexico, and number three, partnering and coordinating on asylum and how we treat people that actually need protections coming from central america and elsewhere around the world. they re safe in mexico, they re able to apply in a full and fair proceeding. mexico has reached out and
now it s just a threat, what specific benchmark are you going to be looking at to see if mexico is actually doing what you want them to do, you want them to secure the border with guatemala, stop smugglers, work on asylum reform. in april 109,000 according to dhs crossed the border illega y illegally. you said the number is higher in may. it will be higher. would it need to be 50,000 as opposed to 109,000 from april. i think what the president said, the white house has made clear, we need a vast reduction in the numbers crossing. i outlined three things i d like to work on with mexico, one, interdictions on their southern border, going after those transporting these migrants, keeping them in horrible conditions through mexico, and number three, partnering and coordinating on asylum and how we treat people that actually need protections coming from central america and elsewhere around the world. on they re safe in mexico. they re able to apply in a full and fair proceeding. mexico