Two million jobs for American-born workers and a sharp drop in foreign-born employment—now that’s a headline the Biden-era bureaucrats never wanted you to see.
At a Glance
- The Trump administration’s first six months in office have brought a net gain of 2 million jobs for American-born workers as foreign-born employment declines.
- Massive new funding and enforcement for border security have contributed to a 93% drop in border apprehensions since April 2024.
- Real blue-collar wages are up, and sectors like construction and manufacturing are booming for native-born Americans.
- The administration has redirected funds away from migrant aid programs and toward border enforcement.
An ‘America First’ Jobs Boom
The Trump administration’s “America First” approach is delivering results that directly benefit American citizens. According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, native-born workers have seen a net increase of two million jobs since January 2025, while employment for foreign-born workers fell by over half a million in the same period.
New job gains are surging in sectors like construction and manufacturing, which for years were flooded with cheap, illegal labor. This shift is also boosting paychecks, with real blue-collar wages rising at a near-record pace. This is what happens when the government finally prioritizes its own citizens.
From Border Chaos to Border Control
This turnaround didn’t happen by accident. It’s the direct result of the administration’s aggressive enforcement of immigration laws. On Day One, President Trump signed executive orders to end the open-border free-for-all, authorizing new barriers and empowering federal-state partnerships to detain and deport illegal immigrants.
The results are undeniable. In just six months, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a staggering 93% drop in apprehensions at the southwest border compared to the same period last year. The message is clear: when you enforce the law, the border becomes secure.
Funding Security, Not Illegal Immigration
Congress has backed up this new strategy by approving billions in new funding for border security, including hiring more Border Patrol agents and reimbursing states like Texas for their own enforcement efforts. At the same time, the administration has moved to eliminate federal grants for programs that provide taxpayer-subsidized services to newly arrived migrants.
President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is crucial for permanently securing our border for generations to come. The Big Beautiful Bill will fund hiring for Border Patrol and ICE agents, ramp up mass deportation operations, and finish construction of the border wall with cutting edge… pic.twitter.com/C61Uoemkok
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 16, 2025
Instead of rewarding lawlessness, the new policy is to fund security. Of course, the open-borders lobby is howling about “labor shortages,” but for too long, Americans have watched as every crisis was used as an excuse to import more cheap labor and push wages down. Now, employers are being forced to do what they should have done all along: pay a fair wage and hire Americans first.
