Democrats continue to flounder in their inability to grasp the reality of the American voter, particularly as President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to restore order. Whether it’s arrogance, ignorance, or just pure denial, they remain tone-deaf to the very issues that propelled Trump to victory—again. Immigration, the defining issue of 2016, played a major role in his return to the White House, yet the left refuses to acknowledge their self-inflicted wounds. Instead of focusing on policies that resonate with working-class Americans, they abandoned their once-powerful stance on healthcare to champion open borders, amnesty, and an unchecked flow of illegal migration. The irony is that even Latino voters—the very demographic Democrats claim to represent—have increasingly turned against these radical policies. Trump’s dramatic surge in support along Latino-majority border counties in 2020 should have been a glaring red flag, but Democrats, ever oblivious, simply doubled down.
The Biden administration attempted to gaslight the public into believing the border crisis was nothing more than a Republican scare tactic. Americans, however, saw through the deception and made their position clear at the ballot box. Now, under Trump’s leadership, ICE is executing widespread deportation efforts, illegal immigrants are being removed at record levels, and local law enforcement is stepping up to aid in enforcement. Trump has invoked an existing law allowing states to deputize officers as immigration agents—a measure most states are more than willing to embrace. Meanwhile, the Laken Riley Act, passed with bipartisan support, mandates the detention of illegal immigrants who commit additional crimes—though, as Trump has pointed out, their very presence in the U.S. is already a crime. Predictably, instead of acknowledging that the American people want their borders secured, liberal commentators are taking to television, clutching their pearls over the potential rise in grocery prices.
The latest left-wing argument against enforcing immigration laws is as desperate as it is insulting. Liberal pundits, like CNN’s Jenna Arnold, now argue that illegal immigrants are essential because Americans simply refuse to do certain jobs. In a particularly tone-deaf remark, Arnold specifically cited strawberry-picking, as though that’s the singular contribution of illegal labor to the economy. The implication is not only absurd but eerily reminiscent of 19th-century Democrats defending their economic dependence on forced labor. In their view, enforcing the law is a terrible inconvenience because, without illegal workers, who will stock their overpriced organic grocery stores? The arrogance is breathtaking.
The claim that Americans won’t do these jobs is an outright fabrication. Millions of legal workers are available and willing to take these positions—what’s been missing is the enforcement to ensure employers hire them. Instead of tackling the real issue—businesses exploiting illegal labor to suppress wages—Democrats like Arnold act as though deporting illegal immigrants will collapse the entire U.S. economy. It’s a laughable stance, and fortunately, Trump isn’t the type to fold under media pressure. Unlike past presidents, he understands that voters demand decisive action, not empty rhetoric.
Trump secured a mandate to enforce immigration laws, and his administration is delivering. The majority of Americans support large-scale deportations, and the message from Washington is now unmistakable: those here illegally will be found and removed. With Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirming that military deportation flights will continue, the days of open-border chaos are officially over. While left-wing activists wail about potential labor shortages and their inability to find cheap blueberries for their smoothies, the rest of the country is finally seeing the rule of law restored.
