Close the open borders.
Close the border and end open-border policies.
Occurrences
Go after the cartels profiting from the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs.
Invest in better technology to detect illegal crossings.
Hire more border patrol officers and fewer IRS agents.
Put an end to sanctuary cities, driver’s licenses, and discounted tuition.
Stop welfare payments to illegal immigrants.
Evidence
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Balderson, who defeated a tea party activist to win his primary, had introduced himself to voters as a Trump supporter who would “build the darn wall” on the Mexican border.
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Balderson said the compromise would "provide funding to protect our country and curb the swelling humanitarian crisis at our southern border" and that he supports the agreement after voting for it.
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Balderson said, "Our border patrol officers need more - not fewer - tools at their disposal to secure the border," criticizing the rescission of Title 42.
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Cosponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]* 01/09/2025. Latest Action: House - 01/09/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
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Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]* 01/23/2025. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
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The recent votes page shows Balderson voting yea on H.J.Res. 142, H.R. 4090, and other measures, but it does not show any enacted border-closure measure or completed end to open-border policies.
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9/11 H.R. 3486 On Passage of the Bill Yea Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025.
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Trump signed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package funding ICE and CBP through 2029.
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CBP's FY2026 table, last modified August 14, 2026, reports continuing July 2026 apprehensions: 11,298 nationwide total apprehensions and 9,295 Southwest Border total apprehensions; August and September 2026 were not yet posted.
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The House Clerk lists Roll Call 23 on January 22, 2025 for S. 5, the Laken Riley Act: vote question On Passage, status Passed, 263 yeas to 156 nays; Balderson, Republican, Ohio, voted Yea.
Assessments
Balderson advocated for stricter border enforcement, supported border-security funding, voted for the enacted Laken Riley Act, and cosponsored or backed several border and asylum-related bills. Those actions show serious legislative effort. However, the promised outcome was broad: closing the border and ending open-border policies. The evidence shows continuing CBP apprehensions in July 2026 and no enacted measure attributable to Balderson that fully closed the border or ended all such policies. Enforcement gains and related votes support effort, not full delivery.
Balderson repeatedly supported border-enforcement measures and voted for border-restriction legislation, but the evidence does not show that the promised outcome was actually achieved. A later immigration-enforcement package strengthened enforcement, yet it did not amount to closing the border or ending open-border policies, and there is no clear evidence Balderson materially delivered that result.
Balderson promised a broad federal border-policy outcome: to close the border and end open-border policies. The evidence shows campaign rhetoric, public advocacy, votes for border-security funding, and cosponsorship of border or immigration bills, but no enacted measure or completed federal outcome that closed the border or ended the challenged policies. Because he made serious legislative and voting efforts toward the promised goal without delivering the promised result, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.
Balderson promised to close the border and end open-border policies, a broad outcome requiring enacted federal policy changes and real-world completion. The evidence shows advocacy, votes, cosponsorships, and support for border-security funding, including later introduced bills, but no enacted measure or completed result that closed the border or ended the targeted policies. Because he made serious legislative and public efforts toward the promise but did not deliver the promised outcome, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.