Not intractable

Politico reports:

When the White House added “irregular migration” to her policy portfolio, Harris wrote that she helped secure billions in private investment for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as part of an administration push to defray the root causes of immigration from the region. She detailed meetings with leaders and activist groups and touted the creation of 70,000 jobs due to American investment.

But when she looked to publicize the success, “White House staff stalled,” Harris wrote.

“Instead, I shouldered the blame for the porous border, an issue that had proved intractable for Democratic and Republican administrations alike,” she said.

It is interesting that Kamala Harris says the porous Southern border was an intractable issue. Here’s the data for illegal crossings:

• Jul 2024: 104,100
• Jul 2025: 7,832

So illegal crossings are down 93% from a year ago. The number of illegal crossings is down the a level last seen in the 1960s. You can hate Trump’s policies, but there is no doubt he has massively succeeded in making the southern border more secure.