Will Congress provide funds to keep the border secure?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports a 93% drop in Southwest border apprehensions and an 88% drop in nationwide border encounters in April 2025 compared to April 2024. The border is secure, if we can keep it that way.

The House could vote this week on a budget reconciliation package that includes $150 Billion for immigration enforcement that would a) keep border encounters at record lows; and b) help reverse the border crisis by removing persons who are inadmissible to the United States.

See a breakdown of provisions here.

Enforcement is cheaper than open borders

Mass immigration privatizes profits and socializes costs. The economic rewards go to businesses. The economic burdens are borne by American workers and taxpayers. The annual taxpayer burden ranges from an estimated $43 billion to $299 billion, across all levels of government. Americans want less immigration overall, and enforcing existing immigration limits is the logical place to start, especially after the worst border crisis in U.S. history.

Routine immigration enforcement remains the Trump Administration’s most popular policy. The question now is: will Congress provide the funds necessary to meet Barbara Jordan’s credible immigration yardstick: “Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave.”