claim: citing his efforts to secure the border, obama said, "overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: dec 5, 2017 ... under the trump presidency, there has been a dramatic shift in arrests of ...  arrests of people trying to cross illegally into the u.s. from mexico ... people  attempted the trek, the department of homeland security ... "overall, removals  are down because the border's under better ... npr thanks our sponsors.
evidence_2: dec 19, 2014 ... as long as applicants can pass a background check and pay a fee, theu can ... ...  as part of his executive action, obama talked up his past efforts to secure the  border. "overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is at its  lowest level since the 1970s," he said. we couldn't check obama's ...
evidence_3: nov 20, 2014 ... it has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities –- people not  trapped by our past, but able to ... and over the past six years, illegal border  crossings have been cut by more than half. ... overall, the number of people  trying to cross our border illegally is at its lowest level since the 1970s.
evidence_4: mar 17, 2016 ... illegal "immigration is lower than it's been in 40 years." ... number of people trying  to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s. ... in his  austin remarks, obama didn't take credit for changes in illegal immigration. ... " the total number of apprehensions during a specific period will be ...
evidence_5: apr 6, 2018 ... apprehensions have been on a general downward trend since the ... “we've  recently seen the numbers of illegal border crossings rise ... the lowest monthly  number in 40 years, as nielsen said, though it's ... there are technically no  figures for those who cross the border illegally, ... letters from our readers.