American Ranchers On The Border Feel Safer Now Under President Trump

I voted for President Donald Trump three times. Each time I did, I did so because I saw that he had Americans' best interests at heart. Over the past year, since reentering the White House, unlike during the Biden Administration, when a few highly placed Democrats were running the White House, President Trump has worked tirelessly for us, the American people.

We now have President Trump, who, unlike his predecessors, who bowed down to special interests to get votes, fights for law-abiding, hardworking Americans. And yes, when he entered office in January of 2025, he inherited all sorts of problems. Our economy was hitting rock bottom because of the Socialist/ Communist policies coming out of the White House. And yes, the Biden oligarchy running the country decided that they would not secure our borders. Subsequently, they allowed millions of Illegal Aliens to enter by simply opening our borders. Biden, as senile as he was during his term in office, stated how the United States could take in millions of people from around the world with no problem. That was his mindset even before entering office. 

It's true. We know this because in a 2019 campaign comment, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden said the U.S. could "afford to take in another two million asylum seekers in a heartbeat." This statement was made to emphasize the Democrat Party's idea that our nation's capacity to allow Illegal Aliens into our country without having to go through the process was "justifiable" because it was our nation's "humanitarian obligation" to do so.  This was supposed to be his stance on immigration, which was in direct contrast to that of President Trump, who had more restrictive border policies than what the Democrat Party wanted. 

Why would the Democrat Party be okay with the invasion that we all saw take place? The Democrat Party was losing voters and needed to register Illegal Aliens to vote "Democrat." To get those Illegal Aliens to do so, the Biden Administration issued them Social Security cards and gave them all sorts of free benefits. 

That's the reason why, after Joe Biden took office, the U.S.-Mexico border experienced record-high numbers of Illegal Alien traffic. Besides his "open border" policy creating a huge financial burden on the States bordering the U.S.-Mexico border, he was giving away American taxpayer funds to people here "Illegally." Which, by the way, the nation has learned that the word "illegal" seems to mean nothing to Democrats when it's something they are doing that's illegal. 

Of course, besides the financial burden of the States having to deal with the "Invasion" of millions of Illegal Aliens, mostly young men, drugs flooded into our country, and child-sex trafficking increased by more than a thousand times what it was under President Trump prior to the Biden Administration taking control. And yes, violent crime became the norm for Americans, especially for those who lived in fear along the border and in America's inner cities. 

For those along the border, it wasn't unusual for Drug Cartels to shoot at American ranchers and farmers. It wasn't unusual for American ranchers and farmers to live in fear of being murdered. As for the inner cities, that's where the Biden Administration was relocating many of those who were not supposed to be here. It was as if there was a purposeful plan to destabilize our society with violent intruders who didn't give a damn about our laws. 

The Biden administration implemented various policies, including illegally flying in Illegal Aliens from nations not friendly to the United States. And yes indeed, it didn't take long before we, Americans, learned that many of those countries had released their criminals and emptied out their prisons just to send them to the United States. 

The result was that Joe Biden, or whoever was in charge at the White House and the Biden Administration, since we still don't know who was running the country from 2021 to January of 2025, successfully created the worst border situation anywhere in the world. We were told that we couldn't call Illegal Aliens "Illegal Aliens," and instead we were told to refer to Illegal Aliens as "Undocumented Immigrants" to soften the fact that those people were here in violation of our immigration laws. Yes. illegally. 

Of course, Democrats called us "racists" for pointing out that murderous criminals and drugs were flooding into our country and killing our citizens, especially our young people. I was accused of being a "racist" more times than I can count for talking about the violence that was taking place in places around the country by Drug Cartels and Criminal Gangs. All thanks to Democrat politicians who tried to divert our attention to social issues such as the Left's Woke agenda, the Left's DEI demands, and the Left's indoctrination of American children. And don't fool yourself, I completely agree with parents pulling their children out of Public Schools instead of allowing them to be purposely taught to hate everything good about America. No child should be taught to have shame for being White or for being an American. No teacher should be allowed to do that.  

President Trump has quickly made our U.S.-Mexico border the strongest border in our country's history. In just a few short months, we went from being at our worst to being the best. All it took was America having a President who puts the needs of the American people ahead of the needs of others. 

As President Trump has said, "We’re deporting criminals [and] restoring safety to our most dangerous cities… Drugs brought in by ocean and by sea are now down by 94%."  We have broken the grip of sinister, woke radicals in our schools."

American ranchers living along the U.S.-Mexico border have reported feeling safer now that President Trump is back in office. They report experiencing a significant reduction in illegal border crossings and related criminal activity under the Trump administration's stricter border enforcement policies.

First, crossings have been reduced drastically. Ranchers have stated that the number of Illegals crossing their property daily has decreased drastically under President Trump. And yes, it appears that it remains low with his resumed priority on enforcement. This also provides a sense of relief and improved personal safety to folks along the border.

As for less property damage? With an effort being made on the part of the Federal Government to stop the illegal crossings, American ranchers are reporting less damage to fences, water tanks, barns, livestock, and even their pastures. Less destruction and less theft in general. This all actually allows them to focus more on their work rather than constantly repairing what is vandalized by illegals. It also frees them up from constantly worrying about their security.

It's true. Since President Trump returned to office, ranchers have reported a dramatic drop in trespassers on their properties. Some ranchers along the border are saying that all human and drug trafficking that was so rampant, along with the armed criminals that trafficking brings with it, have "all stopped." 

Many ranchers have long advocated for stronger border security measures, including physical security barriers, which is what a "border wall" is. As for improving their safety and security, ranchers are giving credit where credit is due — namely, to President Trump's efforts to build a wall and increase law enforcement presence.

Of course, ranchers are concerned that the violence will increase later, just as it did significantly aftersomeone in the Biden Administration halted border wall construction and opened the border to the chaos that we all saw firsthand on television. It was so bad that not even the Democrat-controlled Mainstream Media could hide what was happening on the border during the Biden years.   

And no, I don't blame them for being concerned that Democrats will again be in control of the White House and scrub President Trump's policies even though they are effective. Ranchers have noted that more Border Patrol agents are back in the field, and operational control is becoming a reality again because of President Trump. Official statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show a sharp decline in border encounters since the Trump administration took office again. One report indicates a 96% plunge in apprehensions compared to a previous peak during Biden's tenure.

Why the improvement in such a short period of time? 

The reasons cited for this improved sense of safety include the reinstatement of strict border policies such as "Remain in Mexico," the resumption of wall construction, an end to "catch-and-release" have been credited with deterring illegal entries, and an obvious increased law enforcement presence, and the use of enhanced security measures. 

With all available resources in use, President Trump has authorized the deployment of advanced surveillance technology, such as aerostats (blimp-like surveillance systems) and ground sensors, which have also contributed to a sense of enhanced security in some areas by helping law enforcement track and intercept illegal activity. 

Of course, as demonstrated by the Biden Administration's complete lack of resolve, one can have all the tools available to secure what needs to be secured, but without the will to use those tools, nothing gets accomplished. President Trump has the resolve and the will to secure the border out of concern for us, the American people. That's why the improvement has occurred so quickly. That's why he hasn't passed the buck and made excuse after excuse while allowing an invasion to take place, as was the case during Biden's term in office.

With President Trump's return to office in January 2025, the total number of illegal border crossings and apprehensions has plummeted to record lows, with some data indicating the lowest levels in over half a century. So yes, as a result of a significant decrease in illegal crossings and increased enforcement, American ranchers and other folks along the border feel safer under President Trump's administration.

I remember being in contact with friends along the border during the Biden years, and they all said the same things: "Democrats don't care about us. They don't care about working folks, about farmers, about ranchers. They only care about letting Illegals in for votes. Democrats don't care if Illegals destroy our property, kill our livestock, steal our horses, rob us, shoot at us, try to kill us, or kill innocent Americans. Democrats just don't care."

I'm sure now ranchers and others along the border are "sleeping better" at night knowing that President Trump cares about their safety and security. After all, living with a sense of security is reassuring.

Tom Correa