Op-Ed | Homeland Security and Immigration

Promises Made, Promises Kept: The Return of an America First Future

Greg Sindelar February 25, 2026

This article originally appeared in The Daily Signal on February 25, 2026

When presidents stand before a joint session of Congress, they like to declare that “The state of our union is strong.”

President Donald Trump can say those words and mean them. Millions of Americans agree.

Thirteen months ago, the border was open to anyone willing to cross it, including criminals, cartel operatives, and nearly 300,000 unaccompanied children, thousands who are now considered unaccounted for.

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