President Trump is delivering on his promise to clean up Joe Biden's border disaster, with new proposed regulations that would make it significantly harder for illegal immigrants to snag work permits while their bogus asylum claims drag through the courts.
Under the disastrous Biden regime, millions of illegal border crossers were handed work permits faster than you could say "invasion" – often before they even received any official immigration status. It was a complete mockery of our immigration system and a slap in the face to every American worker competing for jobs.
Now Trump is putting the brakes on this madness. The new proposed rule would tighten requirements and close loopholes that Biden weaponized to flood our job market with illegal workers who had no business being here in the first place.
American Workers Deserve Better
For four years, we watched Biden roll out the red carpet for anyone who could mumble the word "asylum" at the border. Meanwhile, hardworking Americans saw their wages stagnate and job opportunities disappear. The whole system became a joke – and not a funny one.
"This administration inherited an absolute mess at the border," one senior administration official told reporters. "We're fixing the incentives that encouraged this unprecedented surge of illegal immigration."
The numbers don't lie: Biden's open-border policies created the worst immigration crisis in American history, with over 10 million illegal crossings during his presidency.
Trump's new approach recognizes what should be obvious to anyone with half a brain: if you enter our country illegally, you shouldn't be rewarded with immediate work authorization that undercuts American wages and job prospects.
Restoring Sanity to Immigration
This is exactly the kind of common-sense reform that got Trump elected – twice. Americans are tired of watching their government prioritize foreign nationals over their own citizens. We're tired of sanctuary cities, catch-and-release, and work permits for people who broke our laws to get here.
The proposed regulations are part of Trump's broader mission to restore integrity to our immigration system and put America First. It's about time we had a president who remembers that his job is to serve American citizens, not the entire world.
Will the left and their media lapdogs cry about "compassion" and "human rights"? Absolutely. But real compassion starts with protecting American workers and communities from the consequences of illegal immigration. That's the kind of leadership we've been missing – and it's exactly what we're getting now.