An estimated two million illegal migrants have either been deported from America or have left of their own accord, according to Donald Trump’s administration.
There has also been a clampdown on fresh visas and the citizens of entire countries have been banned from travelling to the United States.
Trump has had a mixed second term so far, but on one major issue, he has kept his campaign promises. He has dramatically driven immigration down.
We are starting to see what kind of impact that is having on the American economy and – so far – it is surprisingly positive.
Who knows, perhaps a few more developed countries should give it a try. An endless supply of cheap workers might not be as vital as we keep getting told it is.
If there was one issue that delivered Trump’s decisive election victory last November, it was immigration.
As he closes the first year of his second term, he has delivered on the pledge to reduce it.
According to figures quoted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, half a million illegal immigrants have been deported, and another million and a half have left of their own accord.
The cost of H1-B visas, used by companies to hire cheaper foreigners, has been increased to a punitive $100,000 (£75,000), curbing the flow of legal migrants.
According to the American Enterprise Institute, net migration for 2025 is likely to end up somewhere between a net loss of 525,000 and a modest gain of 115,000.
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