President Donald Trump’s immigration policy flip-flops have California’s Governor Gavin Newsom crowing about a border battle win.
Trump recently suggested easing immigration enforcement for hotels, retail, and farms, only to later demand that 21 million migrants “have to go home,” reported Breitbart. This zigzag reflects his tightrope walk between pro-American voters and business interests eyeing the 2026 midterms. Newsom, ever the opportunist, claimed victory, but the fight’s far from over.
“MAJOR WIN: Trump just reversed course on immigration,” Newsom boasted, urging his base to keep the pressure on. His glee ignores California’s messy track record—decades of policies that tanked wages and spiked real estate.
Trump’s initial nod to relaxed enforcement aimed to appease industries like hospitality and agriculture. Hotels, where labor eats up half the operating costs, lean on cheap, unauthorized workers, often via E-2 visa managers from India. But Trump’s base isn’t here for half-measures.
Late Thursday, Trump doubled down, declaring that 21 million migrants must leave. “We’re going to have to use a lot of common sense on that,” he said, hinting at flexibility. Common sense, though, rarely survives political crossfires.
Jessica Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies isn’t buying the labor shortage excuse. “Hotels and restaurants should try offering decent pay,” she said, pointing to millions of Americans sidelined from the workforce. Why import workers when locals are jobless?
Trump’s immigration dance is all about 2026. Pro-American voters want borders locked; businesses want cheap labor. Federal law, like the H-2A visa program, offers a compromise, but industries keep pushing for more.
“Every industry will claim a ‘labor shortage,’” warned TV host Laura Ingraham. She’s right—Disney World and Vegas thrived in the ’70s and ’80s without open borders. History lessons are free, folks.
Vice President JD Vance called cheap labor a “drug” for firms hooked on globalization. It’s a bitter pill: cost-cutting managers and migrant crews have sidelined millions of American men since 2010. The result? Addiction, suicides, and crumbling towns.
California’s Democratic machine, led by Newsom, has leaned into mass migration to boost real estate and suppress wages. The state now boasts the nation’s worst economic disparities and school scores. Progressive paradise? More like a policy dumpster fire.
June 2025 brought ethnic riots and far-left attacks, a grim byproduct of California’s social experiment. Newsom’s victory lap feels hollow when his state’s burning. Leadership isn’t just press releases.
Trump’s reforms, meanwhile, have spurred results. Since January, one million unauthorized migrants have self-deported, freeing jobs for 1.2 million Americans. Pay raises are finally trickling in after years of wage stagnation.
Self-deportation has unclogged a choked labor market. Americans are stepping into roles long dominated by migrant workers, and wages are creeping up. It’s not perfect, but it’s progress.
Still, the human cost of past policies lingers. Since 2010, sidelined American workers faced addiction, suicide, and poverty, while towns withered and welfare costs soared. Ignoring this won’t make it vanish.
Trump’s “remigration” push, as he calls it, aims to reverse this tide. Newsom’s smug tweets can’t erase the stakes: a nation grappling with identity, economy, and fairness. The border battle’s just heating up.
