Hiring survey for March finds booming employment at small firms "Hiring is soaring and wages are rising at American small businesses. That's according to the latest employment report from the National Federation of Independent Business," The Wall Street Journal reports. James Freeman writes that "this fresh evidence of a vibrant economy" arrives as President Donald J. Trump participated in a roundtable discussion this afternoon in West Virginia, which featured workers who are now enjoying bonuses, raises, and lower tax rates. Click here to read more. ------------ In The Advocate, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) write that they "are pleased and thankful President Donald Trump has started a national conversation on infrastructure with his proposal." The two Governors believe that President Trump's infrastructure plan will "not only create jobs, but bring value to our citizens and build communities unlike this country has seen in decades." ------------ "President Trump's announcement that he is prepared to use military resources to deal with a long-simmering border crisis is a welcome response to the vexing influx of illegal arrivals, including those hoping to take advantage of our broken system for handling asylum seekers," Jessica Vaughan writes for Fox News. ------------ In northern Minnesota, "generations of residents have gone to work in the mines, endured cycles of booms and layoffs, and mostly voted for Democrats. But President Trump's tariffs on imported steel are being celebrated as a boost to the local taconite mines, which supply American steel mills," Mitch Smith reports for The New York Times.