# Monday Morning Wins: Call It the “Trump Effect”

The White House

**March 3, 2025**

There is no better way to start the week than by celebrating more big wins for Americans under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump.

- **American manufacturing surges amid President Trump’s tariffs:** Automaker Honda is  to produce its next-generation Civic hybrid model in Indiana, while Wisconsin-based Clarios, a leader in low-voltage energy storage,  a $6 billion plan to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing.
  - They’re only the latest major companies to announce such a move in alignment with President Trump’s Made in America agenda. Last week, Apple  an historic $500 billion investment that will create 20,000 new U.S.-based jobs, while drug maker Eli Lilly  a $27 billion investment in its U.S.-based manufacturing — bringing the total number of investments secured in President Trump’s second term to .

- **Border security drives results:** President Trump  illegal border crossings in February — his first full month in office — were the lowest ever recorded,  from last February and  from the all-time high of the Biden Administration.
  - This follows  that would-be illegal border crossers have “given up” and are returning to their own countries as ICE arrests of illegal immigrants have  627%.
  - Mexican cartel operatives  they are “genuinely” fearful “for the first time in years” amid the Trump Administration’s crackdown.
- **A victory for small businesses:** The U.S. Department of the Treasury  enforcement of Biden-era Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements for U.S. citizens — a big win for small businesses faced with burdensome reporting requirements that increased costs and lowered productivity.
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