Joe Biden and company told us it couldn’t be done—the border couldn’t be fixed without complex new legislation and gobs of money.
Turns out that wasn’t true; all we needed was a new president. One who was willing to take command of the situation and enforce the laws already on the books.
That president is Donald Trump, and in his second (non-consecutive) term, he has virtually shut down the southern border after Biden ushered in millions of illegal aliens with his “let them all come in” policy.
But it’s not just ICE repatriations and a tight border that are at play here: as Trump promised on the campaign trail, a number of illegals would simply self-deport once they realized there was a new sheriff in town.
On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that number so far, and it’s yuge:
The number is well over a million:
In less than 200 days, 1.6 MILLION illegal immigrants have left the United States population. Under President Trump, we now have safer streets, better jobs for Americans, and less strain on schools, hospitals and social services.
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As our sister site Townhall reported, DHS has used a number of strategies to promote self-deportation. The department described their efforts on their website Thursday (emphasis theirs):
In her first 200 days as secretary, DHS also launched an international, multimillion-dollar ad campaign warning illegal aliens to LEAVE NOW because if they don’t, we will arrest them and deport them. This new data shows illegal aliens are hearing our message.
Secretary Noem ended the CBP One App, that allowed more than one million aliens to illegally enter the country, which has been transformed into the CBP Home App. Part of Operation Homecoming, the CBP Home App allows illegal aliens to take control of their departure. The American people are generously offering illegal aliens $1,000 and a free flight to self-deport now.
President Trump and Secretary Noem unleashed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out targeted operations to remove criminal illegal aliens. Additionally, President Trump delivered the most secure border in history.
The rapid decline in the illegal immigrant population is already being felt nationwide, from reduced strain on public services to a resurgence in local job markets.
All we needed was a new president.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left's lies, new legislation wasn't needed to secure our border, just a new president.
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