When I landed in El Paso, I had an idea what to expect. With each passing month, Americans learn more and more about the growing number of illegal border crossings our U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents encounter. April saw a 20-year record: more than 178,000 illegal immigrants in one month. This brought the five-month total to more than 725,000 — close to the number of people living in my congressional district.

As I spoke to our agents, it was clear this border crisis has made their jobs overwhelming. Simply put, they are being overworked on many fronts with little support from the White House.