BAM! CBP statistics on illegal border crossings show Donald Trump was right

Greg P. | 9:49 AM on March 09, 2017

https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/839656829097504768

Apparently President Trump’s tough rhetoric on illegal immigration is already working. Check out the latest stats from Customs and Border Protection:

From January to February, the flow of illegal border crossings at our southern border dropped by 40%. #BorderSecurity

— CBP (@CBP) March 9, 2017

The latest data for Southwest Border Security is available now: Learn more https://t.co/wDuCibBvkf

— CBP (@CBP) March 9, 2017

What the president says matters, people:

https://twitter.com/Langypow/status/839701158428086272

And are people tired of the winning yet? Nah:

https://twitter.com/FreedomRing_/status/839692854838484993

MORE WINNING! https://t.co/R4CgJvLlfT

— Pinkbeach Lady?????? (@pinkbeachlady) March 9, 2017

Winning!!! https://t.co/jNm8Dan21d

— Us Normals ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@ChrisFarling) March 9, 2017

Even the New York Times too note:

Illegal Border Crossings Appear to Drop Under Trump https://t.co/BRwbszU9aZ

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 9, 2017

From the NYT:

The number of undocumented immigrants caught along the southwest United States border fell significantly last month, which the Trump administration said Wednesday was a sign that its hard line on illegal immigration might already be discouraging border crossers.

Roughly 840 people a day were caught or stopped from entering the United States from Mexico in February, according to Customs and Border Protection, a drop of about 36 percent from the previous February.

Just as significant, the number was down about 39 percent from January, a reversal of a yearslong trend of apprehensions increasing in February as the temperature begins to rise and more people try to cross the border.

The data is likely to please supporters of President Trump and could let him take credit for quickly making good on his promise to clamp down on illegal immigration. “The early results show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters, and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact,” John F. Kelly, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.