"Arrests for illegal border crossings into the United States dropped again last month, the seventh consecutive month they have declined. The fact you probably haven’t heard about this in the media is likely because it is a big win for President Trump — and that’s one reason why so many Trump backers have tuned the media out.
- The migration saga started last summer.
...Trump acted.
He announced he would levy tariffs on goods from Mexico unless that country did more to stem the flow of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States.
The move was widely condemned by the usual suspects, but once Mexico submitted to Trump’s demands, attention moved elsewhere.
It turns out that the critics were wrong.
Fewer than 33,000 people were arrested at the southwest border in December.
That’s not only 100,000 fewer people than were arrested in May right before Trump acted; it’s nearly 18,000 people fewer than in December 2018.
...There’s only one explanation for the rapid decline: Trump’s policies worked.
This is far from the first time that policies roundly condemned when Trump has announced them have turned out to be successful.
- Trump’s attacks on NATO allies for their failure to fulfill commitments to spend at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense was uniformly derided. But today, three years on, NATO defense spending is up, and even many Europeans say Trump’s threats helped them wake up.
- ...Trade is another example of a viciously attacked Trump policy that is turning out fine..."
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