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Over the last ten years, there's been a 1700% increase in asylum claims. resulting in an asylum backlog of 600,000 cases. since 2013, the united states has admitted more than half a million illegal immigrants immh -- at the same time, large criminal organizations such as ms-13 have violated our borders and gained a deadly foothold within the united states. this entire crisis, to be clear, is not new. it's been occurring and extended over many decades. currently it's the exclusive product of loopholes in our federal immigration laws that prevent illegal immigrant minors and family members from ...

>> reporter: will the administration refrained from its current policy of congress were to pass something close to what you want? or will it continue to require the separation of children from their parents until the present gets exactly what he wants? >> if congress closes the loopholes, many of which are closed and the two bills we hope are taken up this week by the house, then it closes the loop holes on the families will stay together throughout the proceedings. thank you. >> reporter: do you believe the policy is a deterrent? >> thank you, secretary nielsen. i will jump right in and go to...

Border. apprehension without detention and removal is not border security. we have repeatedly called on congress to close these loopholes. i myself have met with as many members that have been willing to meet with me. i testified seven times. i will continue to make myself available to ask that they work with us to solve this crisis. yet the voices most loudly criticizing the enforcement of our current laws are those whose policies created this crisis. and whose policies perpetrate it. in particular, we need to reform the three major loopholes. let me quickly walk you through them. first, we n...

Court ruled we can no longer do that. after 20 days, we have to release unaccompanied children and accompany children which means that we cannot detain families together. the only option is to not enforce the law at all. >> reporter: going back to other questions, you said you want congress to close loopholes. with that, you also said you want to make this -- are kids being used as pawns? democrats are saying this is your discretion and there is law that says that this white house should separate parents from children. >> the kids are used as pawns by smugglers and traffickers. 314% increase i...

Separation of families at the border policy. listen to jeff sessions. >> president trump has said this lawlessness cannot continue. we do not want to separate parents from their children. you can be sure of that. if we build a wall, we pass legislation, we close loop holes, we won't face these terrible choices. the numbers will end. we will have a system where those who need to apply for asylum can do so and those that want to come to this country will apply to enter lawfully. >> dana: congressman, your thoughts. would you like this policy to end even though the legislation to pass the bills o...