One Big Beautiful Victory: Trump’s Law Protects Victims and the American Dream

By Frank William Russo, Jr.

Children trafficked. Families exploited. Cartels thriving while Washington looked away. But on Friday, July 4th, America began to fight back - when President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law.

This sweeping reform package marks a decisive step to dismantle trafficking networks, restore the rule of law, and protect American families. It’s more than legislation; it’s a moral turning point—and a clear victory for the conservative agenda.

Chairman Jim Jordan called the legislation the “most robust border security and immigration enforcement package in American history.”  That’s no exaggeration. The law funds 10,000 new ICE officers and 3,000 additional Border Patrol agents, expands detention capacity to 100,000 beds, mandates E-Verify, and finishes the southern border wall. It strengthens penalties for visa overstays and ends asylum loopholes - policies that hit traffickers where it hurts by taking away the shadows they exploit.

But the One Big Beautiful Bill goes further. It empowers the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Labor with the tools needed to combat all forms of trafficking - labor, sex, and child exploitation. It mandates criminal background checks for sponsors of unaccompanied minors and ends the disastrous “catch and release” policies that left children vulnerable to predators.

This isn’t just about border control - it’s about reclaiming moral clarity. While progressive policies sowed confusion and created incentives for exploitation, this law restores order through smart investments in technology, prosecution tools, and local law enforcement partnerships.

 

And it delivers economic leadership, too. The bill cuts nearly $2 trillion in deficit spending, prevents massive tax hikes, lowers energy costs, and invests in national defense - all while protecting Social Security and Medicare. It restores fiscal responsibility, enforces work requirements, and defends taxpayers from waste and abuse.

This is the conservative vision in action: strong borders, strong families, and a government that protects the innocent while respecting your wallet. It’s not just a legislative win. It’s an American victory - for victims, for families, and for the American Dream. 

This month, CPAC’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking and members of Congress will gather for a national summit to continue answering the call, because the safety of our children and our country depends on it. We will keep our promise, stand with President Trump, and support this administration in the fight to end exploitation and restore American strength.
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Frank William Russo, Jr. is the director of CPAC’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking and serves as vice president of Modern Fortis, a political and strategic advocacy firm.