In a set of charts shared with CHQ, the White House Office of Communications demonstrated how President Donald J. Trump’s decisive enforcement of America’s immigration laws is producing real results for hardworking families — including the nation’s 46 million renters.
As our friends at PJ Media observed, for years, Democrats told you that the border crisis wasn’t real, or that it was real, but it was a good thing. I guess the theory was that having a huge influx of immigrants meant cheap labor, which was great for everyone. It didn’t really work out that way. Not only did it cause all sorts of crime problems, but it also caused a major housing problem. Immigrants were coming into this country really, really, really fast under Joe Biden, and so available housing declined and rents went up.
Now, rents are falling sharply across the country for the first time in years as the record surge in illegal immigration has been reversed.
President Trump's border crackdown has done something the Biden administration spent four years insisting was impossible: it's bringing rent down. For the first time in years, America's 46 million renters are getting real financial relief, and the mechanism behind it is exactly what conservatives have argued all along.
Rents in major metro areas have dropped significantly from their Biden-era peaks. In many cities, these declines mean hundreds of dollars back into family budgets every month — relief that was impossible under policies that flooded communities with millions of new arrivals.
The driver is clear: President Trump’s border policies are working. Net international migration collapsed more than 50% nationally in 2025 — the sharpest drop on record — easing the crushing pressure on housing created by Biden’s open borders disaster. With far fewer new arrivals competing for housing, vacancy rates have risen and landlords are now forced to compete on price.
President Trump promised to secure the border, enforce the law, and put American families first — and the data proves he is keeping that promise. Lower rents, less strain on schools and hospitals, and more breathing room in communities across the country are the direct result of ending the previous Administration’s open borders disaster.
When America controls its borders and enforces its laws, American workers and families win — on housing, wages, and quality of life.
As our friends at PJ Media observed, for years, Democrats told you that the border crisis wasn’t real, or that it was real, but it was a good thing. I guess the theory was that having a huge influx of immigrants meant cheap labor, which was great for everyone. It didn’t really work out that way. Not only did it cause all sorts of crime problems, but it also caused a major housing problem. Immigrants were coming into this country really, really, really fast under Joe Biden, and so available housing declined and rents went up.
Now, rents are falling sharply across the country for the first time in years as the record surge in illegal immigration has been reversed.
President Trump's border crackdown has done something the Biden administration spent four years insisting was impossible: it's bringing rent down. For the first time in years, America's 46 million renters are getting real financial relief, and the mechanism behind it is exactly what conservatives have argued all along.
Rents in major metro areas have dropped significantly from their Biden-era peaks. In many cities, these declines mean hundreds of dollars back into family budgets every month — relief that was impossible under policies that flooded communities with millions of new arrivals.
The driver is clear: President Trump’s border policies are working. Net international migration collapsed more than 50% nationally in 2025 — the sharpest drop on record — easing the crushing pressure on housing created by Biden’s open borders disaster. With far fewer new arrivals competing for housing, vacancy rates have risen and landlords are now forced to compete on price.
President Trump promised to secure the border, enforce the law, and put American families first — and the data proves he is keeping that promise. Lower rents, less strain on schools and hospitals, and more breathing room in communities across the country are the direct result of ending the previous Administration’s open borders disaster.
When America controls its borders and enforces its laws, American workers and families win — on housing, wages, and quality of life.
