Trump’s Rapid Success on Border Security is a Huge Win for America
Commentary
April 30, 2025
By Dale Wilcox
As President Donald Trump’s administration recently marked its 100th day in office, it cannot be overstated how much it has transformed America’s southern border from a porous gateway to a fortified barrier, delivering on a central campaign promise with unprecedented speed and resolve.
The Biden-Harris Administration repeatedly claimed that securing the border required a comprehensive act of Congress—a slow, bureaucratic process mired in partisan gridlock. Yet, Trump’s decisive executive actions have proven them wrong, slashing illegal border crossings by a staggering 95 percent and restoring law and order to a frontier once overrun by chaos.
From day one, Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border, signaling an unwavering commitment to end the invasion of illegal aliens that has strained communities, burdened taxpayers, and compromised public safety. Within weeks, daily encounters at southwest border ports of entry plummeted compared to the final weeks of Biden.
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin noted the stark reality: “If Fox were to send me down there right now, I would have trouble finding a single migrant on camera.” This rapid turnaround was achieved not through legislative haggling but through executive orders that repurposed the CBP One app—a Biden-era tool that facilitated over one million illegal entries—reinstated the “Remain in Mexico” policy and ended catch-and-release practices.
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