Article snippet: Posted at 8:56 pm on July 3, 2017 by streiff I’ve posted several times on what the Trump administration is doing to cut down on illegals coming to the United States. While Trump has revoked the “catch and release” policy of the Obama administration and has started actively arresting and deporting illegals who had been considered safe under Obama, the biggest accomplishment is cutting down the supply side of the demand. Rather that trying to shovel a tide of illegals out of the nation, the administration has been trying to actively deter potential illegals from making the journey in the first place. They have been running public service campaigns in Central America highlighting the difficulty of the trip and the lack of welcome awaiting. Just Friday, the administration confirmed that it will now prosecute parents who pay “coyotes” to smuggle their minor children into the United States. Today, the New York Times verifies that the strategy is paying dividends in a story titled Central Americans, ‘Scared of What’s Happening’ in U.S., Stay Put. While I am fully aware that various people have claimed that a reduction in arrests at the border means that Trump has betrayed his promise on border security, the good news is that sane people don’t believe that. A reduction of arrests coupled with an end to catch-and-release means that illegal immigrant flow is slowing substantially. This is the highlight of the story: This is as things should be. America should be welcom... Link to the full article to read more