Trump’s immigration enforcement was no miracle, just responsible government

Published September 8, 2026 5:00am ET



For years, we were told that Congress must pass new legislation in order for the southern border to be secured. But now, 19 months into the second Trump administration, no illegal immigrants have been released into the United States from that frontier for 15 months straight, and an analysis of recent government data shows that the illegal immigrant population has declined by more than two million.

We didn’t need new laws. We just needed a new president.

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