All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance stated that his administration has achieved control of the southern border, reversing the flow of illegal immigration with a 3 million reduction since they took office. He also highlighted progress in re-industrializing the U.S. manufacturing base, pointing to trillions in new investment and reversing a 40-year trend.
“Well, look, I, I think the, the two things that I'm most proud of are, first of all, we actually got controlled southern border, but started to reverse the flow of illegal immigration. It's about 3 million lower today than it was when we came into office.”
“But if you look at the history of Western governments in the post-war era, they open the border, they invite border invasions, but they never actually reverse it. At best, they slow it down. I think President Trump was the first president in my lifetime to actually reverse that flow of illegal immigration.”
“And, you know, this was a bipartisan consensus that leaned into globalization that sort of bought into this idea that you could have a prosperous economy that was built entirely around services, tech, and finance. And the reality, of course, is that to have a truly prosperous economy, you still have to make stuff.”