In a stunning admission, former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told the BBC that “Trump was right” about immigration and border security, acknowledging that the U.S. needs a secure border to remain a nation.

“The problem is we [Democrats] should have been right,” Kerry added, reflecting on the Biden administration’s failures that turned the southern border into what he described as “under siege.”

Kerry’s comments come as Democrats face internal chaos following their 2024 election disaster, with party elites ignoring working-class concerns about wages, crime, and housing costs while quietly pushing mass migration plans that benefit big donors and foreign governments.

During the BBC interview, Kerry admitted that Democrats “missed on the issue of immigration for some years” and criticized Biden for failing to enforce the law. “Without a border protected, you don’t have a nation,” he declared, emphasizing the need for visas, passports, and clear legal immigration systems. It’s a statement many Americans have been shouting for years while the establishment ignored the chaos at the southern border.

The BBC reporter was stunned, warning Kerry that he was handing Trump a political win on the border. Kerry didn’t back down, responding, “Well, he was right.” Kerry argued that every leader should have agreed with Trump’s position, underscoring how deeply out of touch Biden’s policies have been with voters’ concerns.

But Kerry quickly reverted to partisan blame, claiming that Trump blocked a bipartisan immigration bill that would have solved the crisis. In reality, that bill was designed to legalize mass migration, increase the flow of cheap labor, and pad Democrat voter rolls, all while doing little to secure the border.

Democrats and their allies in corporate America have repeatedly ignored the damage caused by mass migration, including flatlined wages, skyrocketing housing costs, and overburdened schools and hospitals. Instead, they are now rolling out plans to flood the U.S. with more low-wage workers, particularly from India, under the guise of “innovation” and “family reunification.”

A plan pushed last week by Neera Tanden, the president of the Center for American Progress and a top Biden advisor, along with Debu Ghandi, urges the U.S. to admit millions of Indian workers to “spur job growth.” It also proposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, arguing they should gain lawful permanent residence and future citizenship.

This push aligns with corporate America’s goals of importing cheap labor rather than investing in American workers and communities. The plan would also help Democrats replace their declining working-class base with migrants who will overwhelmingly vote Democrat once legalized.

While Trump has consistently fought for border security, there are signs he is under pressure from business groups to expand guest worker programs. His agriculture secretary is reportedly lobbying for more low-wage farm labor, and some business leaders want Trump to reopen migration flows to keep wages down.

Despite these pressures, Trump has remained focused on the border crisis, hammering Biden’s disastrous open-borders policies and vowing to finish the wall, reinstate Remain in Mexico, and implement the largest deportation effort in American history if reelected.

Kerry’s admission comes as illegal crossings remain high, with cartels and traffickers exploiting the Biden administration’s policies to flood communities with drugs, crime, and human trafficking. Over 10 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. since Biden took office, creating a humanitarian and national security crisis.

Kerry’s rare moment of honesty highlights a deep rift within the Democratic Party as it tries to reconcile donor demands for cheap labor with voters’ demands for secure borders, fair wages, and safe communities. As the 2026 midterms approach, Democrats will struggle to defend the damage their policies have inflicted while Trump and Republicans continue to hammer them on an issue where, even according to Kerry, “Trump was right.”