Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) (Screenshot)

How many caravans of illegal aliens does it take to constitute an emergencyat the U.S. southern border, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked Sunday.

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Jordan responded to host Martha Raddatz quoting Republicans in Congress who oppose President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. The caravans assaulting our borders, and the drug smuggling putting millions of American lives at risk, comprise an emergency, Jordan argued.

What’s more, the Republicans who are now opposing the emergency declaration are the same ones who refused to fight to secure the border back when Republicans held both the House and Senate, Rep. Jordan said: