Unidentified speaker asserts 11 million illegal crossings, credits drop to Trump-era enforcement

An unidentified speaker (Speaker 1) told a recorded session that "a complete failure to enforce the immigration laws of The United States Of America" over the prior four years led to "more than 11,000,000 people" crossing the border illegally, and that the group of entrants included "people who are known murderers, rapists, and, gang members and cartel members."

The speaker said the increase in crossings caused crime to "skyrocket" nationwide. He attributed a subsequent decline in crossings to the election of Donald Trump and his taking office, saying numbers fell from the alleged total to "just a trickle" and "just a handful of people."

Referencing local officials, the speaker recounted that El Paso at times saw "3,000 people crossing the border sometimes a day," and asserted that officials told him there were now about nine people crossing per day in that sector. The speaker also said that those who now make it across are "immediately arrested and then deported," which he said discouraged further entries.

The transcript records only these assertions; it does not provide supporting data, named sources for the statistics, or any response from other officials. The remarks include multiple numerical claims (11,000,000 total crossings; 3,000 on some days in El Paso; nine per day more recently) that the speaker presented as fact.

No formal motions, votes or policy actions appear in the transcript excerpt. The record contains only the speaker's statements and does not document verification of the figures, independent data, or rebuttal in the recorded segment.