Last February, when we were less than a month into President Trump's second term, the impact of his border policies was already being felt. Border crossings dropped a whopping 90 percent during his first 25 days in office, proving we didn't need more immigration laws, just a President who enforced the laws already on the books.
By August, 1.6 million illegal immigrants had exited the United States.
And now the U.S. has seen a net negative for the first time in decades.
US sees net negative migration for first time in decades amid Trump admin enforcement, economists sayhttps://t.co/LQrl4HgyRC
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 14, 2026
The report published this week by the Brookings Institution said, "There was a significant drop-off in entries to the United States in 2025 relative to 2024 and an increase in enforcement activity leading to removals and voluntary departures."
"We estimate that net migration was between –10,000 and –295,000 in 2025, the first time in at least half a century it has been negative," it continued. "In our assessment, net migration is likely to be very low or negative in 2026 as well."
"Reduced migration will dampen growth in the labor force, consumer spending, and gross domestic product (GDP). We estimate the sustainable pace of monthly job growth to be between 20,000 and 50,000 in late 2025 and believe it could be negative in 2026," the report added.
Even ABC News had to report the seismic shift.
For the first time in at least half a century, the U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025, according to a new report.https://t.co/zusCu8rLmZ
— ABC News (@ABC) January 14, 2026
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During the Biden administration, the U.S. was seeing a flood of illegal immigrants crossing our borders, with estimates saying two to three million crossed the border each year.
Back in August, even CNN had to report that the U.S. would see net negative migration.
"We may be dealing with NEGATIVE NET MIGRATION to the United States in 2025. That would be the first time there is negative net migration in this country in at least 50 years — we're talking about down from 2.8 million in 2024."
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 3, 2025
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/r1ORR4A6zD
In November, the Department of Homeland Security projected this net negative migration and reports showed the foreign-born population declined by 2.2 million in 2025.
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the U.S. is on track to see negative net migration for the first time in over five decades.
— America (@america) November 13, 2025
The foreign-born population has declined by 2.2 million this year. pic.twitter.com/T55wHA5evs
Many linked this good news to the uptick in anti-ICE rhetoric from Democrats and the Left.
This is why the Left has deployed shock troops: https://t.co/Li3jtDrkgB
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 14, 2026
Remember that immigration is just as existential an issue for the left as it is for the right
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) January 14, 2026
Their political formula requires the demographic transformation of the US and the importation of a dependent subject class
That’s why they’re trying to kill ICE agents https://t.co/7BBDlYPk5j
This is President Trump doing what he was elected to do: turn the tide of illegal immigration.
Getting to this point has been the primary political goal of the “dissident right” for my entire adult life. 20 years ago this was a pipe dream. Same even 10 years ago, until the moment Trump came down the escalator.
— Lomez (@L0m3z) January 14, 2026
Things can actually improve. The ship can actually turn. https://t.co/SGopV8Vxtz
President Trump ran on a platform of deporting illegal immigrants and securing our border, and he's done that so well that the U.S. is seeing migration levels unheard of for the better part of a century. That's promises made, promises kept.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left's lies, new legislation wasn't needed to secure our border, just a new president.
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