Editor’s note: the White House released this commentary January 8.
What exactly does Tim Walz find so objectionable about enforcing our nation’s immigration laws? In his pathetic, inflammatory press conference today, Walz bizarrely claimed “there is no verifiable evidence” that President Donald J. Trump’s immigration enforcement operations are “making America safer.”
Radical Left lunatics like Walz, blinded by their deep delusions and seething hatred for President Trump, have become completely untethered from reality — ignoring the indisputable evidence that President Trump’s immigration policies are literally saving lives:
- The nation likely saw the largest-ever one-year drop in homicides in 2025 — with especially steep drops in cities where the Trump Administration undertook targeted immigration enforcement and crime prevention operations.
- For example, a single immigration enforcement operation in Florida resulted in the arrest of 150 illegal alien sex offenders, while operations in Chicago drove a dramatic decrease in violent crime.
- A staggering 70% of the 650,000+ illegal aliens deported by the Trump Administration since taking office have been charged with or convicted of crimes.
- For example, a single immigration enforcement operation in Florida resulted in the arrest of 150 illegal alien sex offenders, while operations in Chicago drove a dramatic decrease in violent crime.
- Deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers dropped by nearly 25% in 2025.
- Traffic fatalities have dropped dramatically, with eased congestion in high-immigration cities and the removal of more than 9,500 non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers who posed safety risks on our roadways.
- Fentanyl trafficking across the southern border has been slashed in half, leading to lower fentanyl purity levels and fewer overdose deaths ravaging American families.
- Emergency rooms report significant reductions in illegal immigrant visits, freeing up critical resources to better serve American citizens in need of urgent medical care.
- The share of Americans viewing crime as a “very” serious issue fell by nearly 15% in 2025, reflecting the real-world impact of President Trump’s approach on everyday Americans’ lives.
It is an indisputable fact that President Trump’s immigration policies are saving American citizens from being killed, raped, and assaulted at the hands of criminal illegal aliens with no right to be here.
If Walz and Democrats find that troublesome, it only further exposes their disturbing priorities — putting criminals ahead of Americans.