(From Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith)Ending the border crisis was one of the most important reasons the American people sent President Donald Trump back to Washington. Unlike Washington Democrats – who encouraged or turned a blind eye to illegal immigration – President Trump made it clear to the world that the moment he took office, the U.S. would no longer be a nation without borders.
And immediately after he was sworn in, he took action to deliver on his promise to make the border secure again – just like it was during his first term. The invasion of our southern border came to a swift end – and fact after fact proves it.
Thanks to President Trump’s rhetoric and tough policies, migrants on their way to the U.S. are turning around and heading back home. Illegal crossings have hit lows not seen in decades and could be on track for levels we haven’t seen in nearly 60 years. Daily border encounters have decreased 94% and the number of “gotaways” – migrants who are detected crossing the border but escape apprehension – has plummeted more than 90% since President Trump took office. In addition, arrests of criminal illegal immigrants have doubled and arrests of fugitives at large have tripled under President Trump.
President Trump has achieved these incredible results by using his authority as Commander in Chief – something Biden refused to do. Biden acted as if he was powerless. He thought he could fool the American people into believing that he had done everything he could, and claimed the border crisis could only be ended if Republicans passed his immigration bill. It was nothing more than an attempt to try and blame Republicans for the border crisis he created. In reality, all he needed to do was implement President Trump’s tough immigration agenda.
President Trump ended catch-and-release and ramped up deportation flights. He issued an executive order terminating taxpayer-funded public benefits for illegal immigrants and shut down the Biden-era CBP One app, which “paroled” more than one million illegal immigrants into the country. The successful “Remain in Mexico” policy was reestablished and construction of the border wall resumed. He deployed the U.S. military to help secure the border and called on the Central Intelligence Agency to make fighting back against the Cartels a top priority. The administration declared dangerous gangs and several Cartel groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, which gives the government more tools to crack down on criminal groups operating in the United States. And President Trump’s plan to hit Mexico with a 25% tariff led to that nation’s president making a commitment to send 10,000 troops to help secure the border.
As President Trump uses his tools as Commander in Chief, Republicans are doing our part to combat the border crisis by passing legislation. Congress passed, and the president signed into law, the Laken Riley Act, which requires law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft or violence. I’m also leading the fight in Congress to deliver President Trump one big, beautiful bill that includes landmark border security, cuts wasteful spending, delivers tax relief, and unleashes American energy.
It’s incredible what President Trump has already accomplished with the border. But Congress must ensure his team has the resources needed to continue this fight. As your voice in Washington, you can count on me to do everything I can to help President Trump deliver for the American people.
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What a crock of manure. Smith being smith. Can't wait for his train wreck of an open constituent meeting! I notice no mention is made of president musk and the doge debacle, the failing economy, trumps order to cease offensive cyber attacks on Russia, getting humiliated by Macron and Zelenski, or the collapse of public support for magat policies. Putin has leverage on the orange peel and we're all going to suffer for it. Hoping for a democratic take over of congress at midterms to impeach this abomination in American history.
What delusional news are you watching, I saw a president stand up for the USA and say we are tired of the BS take or leave it.
Anti American if you don’t think we need a border wall, what other country in the world would allow open borders
@6:18 'What other country in the world would allow open borders".
Most of them, and they're all doing better than the US in genuinely EVERY metric.
What did the orange peel stand up to? All I saw was a fake hillbilly lapdog deliberately creating conflict (it was an obvious setup) and a VERY weak and pathetic overmatched wannabe dictator kissing the backside of putin. One of, if not the most, disgraceful presidential failures (next to trump being responsible for over a million covid deaths), ever witnessed in the history of foreign diplomacy. Putin will soon be 618's master.
Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten ‘interruption of benefits,’ ex-agency head says
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/doge-actions-may-cause-social-security-benefit-interruption-ex-agency-head.html
It says right in the url... Ex-agency head. Meaning they don't work there anymore, therefore they are just blathering. They don't know. You plebs must be addicted to being scared to death by these idiotic media types. Trump said himself that SS would not be touched, only strengthened by getting rid of fraud. Makes sense to anyone who doesn't have TDS.
Hey 4:17, are they eating the pets too?
Probably, but it doesn't matter. They have to go back.
'Trump said himself that SS would not be touched". Yeah, so? Add that to his record breaking list of daily lies.
We have Laws - They are Spelled Out so everyone can Understand them - Except Leftist Liberal Democrats - Coming across the Border without the Right Documents is Illegal it is a CRIME - That is such a SIMPLE CONCEPT - DEMOS - Why can't you get that? - I cannot go to Canada, Mexico, Europe, anywhere without the Right Documents - they will not let you in. Why should America be any different than the Rest of the World - THINK ABOUT THAT DEMOS???
Under Biden and Harris, we let in Cartel Members, Criminals, Drug Dealers, Mercenaries, Human Traffickers - allowed them to go to Sanctuary Cities - While supplying them - Free Housing, Free Food, Free Medical, Free Education, Jobs, and Monthly Stipends all on the Taxpayers Dime - While Legal Immigrants - did the Right Thing to get the Right Documents, Work Hard and then on to Citizenship - and they will tell you the Same thing - You must go through the Process to Come to America and becoming a Citizen - there are No Shortcuts - and you cannot Jump around others that have done the Right Things to Legally come to America. Can You Demos - Ever be Fair to the LEGAL IMMIGRANTS - that came to America the Right Way - Stop Slapping them in the Face -
When an illegal is found, it is proven to be cheaper and more ethical to provide them a path to citizenship as opposed to sending them back to their country, a random country, or to imprison them, which is what Dictator Elon and First Lady Trump are doing.
Additionally, it's not possible for a human to be illegal on stolen land.
All land is stolen land. It was all conquered by subsequent tribes and races. We can either fight for what we currently inhabit as our native land as Americans, or we can be conquered by other tribes from foreign countries. It's been that way since the beginning of time, you don't have to like it, but it doesn't change it.
So far we're being conquered by the Russians.
Honestly you can't really call it conquering if all you do is drop money like they do at the strip club.
12:55 spot on, also all races have been enslaved
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