For many voters, Donald Trump’s intent to end illegal immigration was his most appealing quality. Now that he’s in the White House, he’s making good on those promises.
The significant downturn in the number of illegal border crossers between the U.S. and Mexico is “nothing short of miraculous,” National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd said on C-SPAN Monday.
“As far as the Trump administration’s efforts on immigration, this is something they campaigned heavily on,” he said. “At six months, where we are on meeting those promises, we are seeing nothing short of miraculous. If you look at the rhetoric that President Trump has given, it has caused a number of illegal border crossings to go down. We have never seen such a drop that we currently have.”
“There’s a vibe, there’s an energy in the Border Patrol that’s never been there before in 20 years that I’ve been in the patrol,” Judd added in a separate Fox News interview.
The “miraculous” decrease has led to an apprehension decrease of over 50% on the southern border. Those numbers look good already, particularly in the face of a strong economy, and they might dive even lower once Trump builds the wall. If he follows through with his plan to put solar panels on the project, liberals might not be able to say no — but they’ll still probably try.
Source: Washington Times
