[PJ] Remember how the Obama administration was always claiming that "the border has never been more secure than it is now"? And you didn't believe it because you knew Border Patrol agents were suffering from low morale because they weren't allowed to do their jobs?Now you can believe it.
The number of people illegally crossing the U.S. southern border has dropped 40 percent since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly announced late Wednesday.
The Homeland Security chief said that the drop represents "an unprecedented decline in traffic" and that it coincides with Trump's new executive orders dealing with immigration laws.
January and February are usually busy months for illegal border crossings, but since Trump's inauguration, border jumping is significantly down.
It looks like the president's "controversial" immigration policies are working.
Kelly said in a statement at the DHS website: