Executive order “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders” was signed into law by Donald Trump on February 19, 2025. Homeland Security arrested around 20,000 illegal migrants during Trump’s first month in office, but that is a drop in the bucket. Agencies must now act swiftly to ensure that we are not incentivizing people to stay in the US illegally, which is a complete reversal from the actions of the last administration.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has directed the Food and Nutrition service (FNS) under the US Department of Agriculture to prevent illegal migrants from accessing food stamps. “The days in which taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize illegal immigration are over,” said Secretary Rollins, “Today’s directive affirms that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will follow the law—full stop,” Rollins noted.
Rollins also noted that there have been restrictions in place since Bill Clinton was in office to prevent incentivizing illegal migration. Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA, P.L. 104-193) in 1996, stating that illegal aliens may not receive federal benefits. Former President Bill Clinton signed this measure into law and it received bipartisan support at the time. “Qualified aliens” were permitted to receive benefits after residing in the US for five years. The Biden Administration completely ignored this law by opening the borders and announcing to the world that anyone who bypassed border patrol would receive a US taxpayer-subsidized easy life.
The United States is deliberately funding its own demise under the guise of humanitarian aid. DOGE is still uncovering the magnitude of this injustice that was hidden from public view. This migrant crisis is not some organic event where people decided to rush en masse to the US. Our politicians not only told them to come here to seek sanctuary, but they passed measures to incentivize everyone and anyone to enter America.
Rome fell when it stretched itself too thin, bringing in foreigners who had no loyalty to the state, all while its bureaucrats bled the treasury dry. The same pattern is unfolding today. The government is using taxpayer dollars to house, feed, and subsidize migrants, all while American cities rot from decades of economic mismanagement. This is not about compassion—it’s about control.
What people fail to understand is that this is a deliberate policy decision, not an accident. The Democrats were importing voters to ensure political dominance, creating an economic burden that will justify higher taxation and more draconian measures on the average American. We are witnessing the same strategy that has been used time and again throughout history—when governments lose control, they seek to divide and conquer their own people.
Revoking free housing, shelter, food stamps, debit cards, phones, and whatever else the Democrats threw in the care package should discourage newcomers. The ongoing arrests and deportation measures are costly while necessary. We do not know how many people are here illegally and it is unrealistic to believe everyone will willingly leave. There are valid concerns that we will witness an uptick in crime as people lose their only way to access money and necessities. What will happen to those who have already made a life here and abandoned their prior lives? Countless individuals paid smugglers to grant them entry into America. Others sold off everything they had to make it to America. Most were relying entirely on US welfare and will need to rebuild their lives entirely. Opening the border was a complete violation of human rights for not only the American people but for the migrants as well.
