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The president Donald Trump posted a controversial message about immigration on his social media platform Truth Social, in which he warned that United States will not become a "Third World" country while he is in charge of the government.
"If you import the Third World, you become the Third World. AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHILE I AM PRESIDENT," he wrote in the post."
The message comes amid one of the most restrictive immigration policies in recent U.S. history, which Trump has promoted since his return to the White House in January 2025.
The phrase used by Trump is a long-standing slogan in MAGA movement circles, associated with figures like Stephen Miller, a key advisor on immigration policy, and it encapsulates the nativist view that mass immigration from developing countries degrades the standard of living and cultural identity of the nation.
The hardening of presidential rhetoric is part of a series of concrete measures adopted by his administration over the past year.
On November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day, Trump had already announced the permanent suspension of migration from all countries he refers to as "Third World," following the shooting in Washington D.C. where the Afghan Rahmanullah Lakanwal killed National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and severely injured Sergeant Andrew Wolfe.
"I will permanently pause the migration from all Third World countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover," the leader declared at that time.
Since that moment, measures have been consistently intensified, leading to a net immigration in the country dropping by 53.8% in 2025, from 2.7 million to 1.3 million people, according to data published in March 2026.
Miami leads immigration arrests under the current administration with over 41,000 arrests, reaching 1,100 daily according to data from March 2026.
However, critics of the current administration's policies remind us that immigration has been a fundamental pillar in the development of the United States, both economically and socially and culturally, and they accuse the president of ignoring this reality.
Moreover, they argue that the cultural diversity they bring has enriched the country's identity, fostering innovation and the exchange of ideas.
In a changing global context, immigration continues to be an essential driver of demographic growth and the competitiveness of the United States on the international stage, they assert.
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