The New York Post cover story documents the progress President Trump made in controlling the border within 24 hours of his inauguration:
The new US Border Patrol chief said the number of illegal migrants stopped trying to cross the besieged southern border has dropped an astonishing 90% since January 21 — a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
Michael Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, touted the plunge in illegal crossings in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” Thursday, adding that prosecutions of criminal migrants the agency has apprehended have also jumped 52%.
“US Border Patrol knows how to get the job done, we know how to secure the border. All we needed was a president that was going to empower us — a strong leader like President Trump — and a secretary like Secretary Noem that knows exactly what we need to do to secure the border,” he said.
What a difference a day makes. As someone once said, the word has gone out to friend and foe alike…in this case, that illegal aliens are no longer welcome.
RealClearPolling has just posted Jonathan Draeger’s 2024 election postmortem. Immigration and inflation came in first and second among the issues on voters’ minds. Drager reports that 29 percent of respondents said securing the border and immigration system should be a top priority for Trump’s second turn, while 28 percent said battling inflation.
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