brandon judd. please roll the video. this is remarkable. some call it a flying car.e call it a hovercraft. but the idea is it will one day be a flying car. it's equipped with pontoons, reaching speed of 25 miles per hour. the flying craft backed by google's co-founder set to be available for consumers later this year. now want one of those things. maybe two. up next, the head of u.s. pacific command has issue offed a startling new warning to north korea. >> the weapons that north korea would put against the strike force easily testified. fit flies, it will die. lou: isn't it nice to hear our military talk like that? i have to say, i love that. lieutenant colonel tony shaffer joins us next. we'll be right back. poor mout. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? take that. a breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. breathe right. your insurance on time. tap one little bumper, and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news fl

brandon judd. please roll the video. this is remarkable. some call it a flying car.ll it a hovercraft. but the idea is it will one day be a flying car. it's equipped with pontoons, reaching speed of 25 miles per hour. the flying craft backed by google's co-founder set to be available for consumers later this year. now want one of those things. maybe two. up next, the head of u.s. pacific command has issue offed a startling new warning to north korea. >> the weapons that north korea would put against the strike force easily testified. fit flies, it will die. lou: isn't it nice to hear our military talk like that? i have to say, i love that. lieutenant colonel tony shaffer joins us next. we'll be right back. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to

brandon judd will speak more about what the agents on the ground see every day. this subcommittee will continue robust oversight over these actions to determine how they are meeting the threat by a porous border and we want to make sure that taxpayer money is being used well, that the barrier is being built in an effective way. we'll continue to monitor this over the next year and a half. i thank the witnesses for being here today and for their tnl. with that, i yield to sitting in for my friend from massachusetts, the ranking member, mr. lynch, is mr. deson yay. >> i want to thank you and our witnesses on what is a very emotional and legitimately for some of the witnesses today yin yinch. >> i can't imagine being the father of two sons who lost a p parent to violence. i can't imagine what it is like to be here to sit on this anniversary, so your loss and your passion to see something is done about that, i am very respectful in so much as we may have differences, i think i understand as best i can what's brought you here today. ms. espinoza, from what i've read f

come on in, please, brandon judd, active border patrol agent and border patrol union. that side of the equation first please, brandon. how much in your estimation, which you're going to tell the committee, how much does illegal immigration cost us? >> oh, i believe it costs the taxpayers a couple billion dollars per year at a minimum. i think if you build the wall, although the wall will be expensive, the benefits to the american public is going to be huge because then we don't have to pay for all the benefits that we give the people that are here in the united states illegally. stuart: are you testifying on how much illegal immigration costs today? that's your testimony today? >> no, no. my testimony is going to be based upon the effectiveness of a wall and how if we build a wall, we can control illegal immigration on the southwest border. stuart: okay. and you guys are really for it, i take it. you want that wall, correct? >> we are. we know that, we know that it's needed. i worked in the busiest sector in the history of the border patrol, and i worked there when we d

brandon judd is with us. l agent and has been elected border patrol union president. brandon, good to see you. >> good morning, stuart. it is a pleasure to be with you. stuart: has anything changed from your point of view on the ground right there at the border since president trump was inaugurated january the 20th? >> whether you lean left, right or in the middle you have to be a fan of what he has done for the border patrol, for border security. he has done more in the first 100 days than the last two administrations have done in 16 years? stuart: what has he done? >> jeff sessions was a good example. just the simple promise we're going to enforce the laws, the way the laws are written has caused illegal immigration on the border to drop exponentially. with jeff sessions going out and reinforcing attorney general sessions, going out and reinforcing exactlwhat president trump stands for, this is also going to cause illegal immigration to drop exponentially. so he has done a great job. stuart: now were some bo

. >> are you familiar with brandon judd who testified before our committee in response to a question from senator daines said that now that we can take the handcuffs off of us and put the handcuffs on the criminals. are you aware of that? >> no. >> are you aware of that. >> was that a recent hearing. >> yes, it was. are you wire are ware that david lappen your spokesperson said yesterday to the "washington post" that immigration agents may arrest witnessensance at courthouses >> yes angle are you willing to exempt victims and witnesses who do not have serious criminal backgrounds from that policy. >> every case is different. and we -- as they -- as the agents do their work of course the people that are taken into custody are put into a legal justice system. so that's where the decision would be made to deport, export, whatever. >> are you willing to initiate a policy that says that if that person who is a victim or a witness to a crime who is at at courthouse in any county in the united states, appearing a victim or witness to a crime, that if they do not have a serious criminal back

brandon judd president national border patrol counsel. ms. maria espinoza director the remembrance project. ms. ago guess gibboney mother of rodney silva, and mr. seth stodder former assistant secretary for border, immigration and trade policy department of homeland security. glad you were able to get here. welcome to you all. pursuant to committee rules, all witnesses the be sworn in before they testify, so if you could all please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you, please be seated. all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion, please limit your testimony to five minutes. you're entire written statement will be made a part of the record. mr. camarota, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. i would like to thank the chair and the committee for inviting me. my name is steven camarota and i'm director of research at the center for immigration studies.