For President Joe Biden in recent days, everything has been one limestone and one sand. Although on a personal level he was infected with Covid-19, in the political sphere he scored several victories that positively affected his presidency and, above all, his Democratic Party in the run-up to the November elections.
It was a breath of fresh air that needed not only his agenda, but also the activities of his fellow believers, who did not find the best ways out of the political interweaving, which reflected both the lack of results on promised issues, as well as the attack of the Republicans with their anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric that is being revived in floods in the public sphere.
At the domestic level, for example, the approval of the Inflation Reduction Act by the Senate, which, although a Democrat, kept him from advancing his agenda during a little over a year and a half of his presidency. This was due to Republican obstructionism and the reluctance of a pair of Democratic senators — Joe Manchina of West Virginia and Kirsten Sinema of Arizona — who this time miraculously did not oppose the agreements that allowed the measure to move forward.
The latter, by the way, is at the same time an internal negotiation model that needs to be put into practice in subsequent intra-party blockades, especially now that the Democrats have shown unity in the fight and victory, and given that the midterm elections are just around the corner, around the corner.
So, aside from a whole host of initiatives around climate change, energy sources, health care, and taxes, one of the positive aspects of this Biden economic plan is that the anti-immigrant amendments the Republicans sought to include were excluded; in particular, one that sought to expand Section 42, which allows migrants to be denied entry into the United States during a health crisis such as Covid-19. The truth is that the initiative implemented by the Donald Trump government was intended to stop the entry of foreigners who legitimately requested asylum.
That is, the orphanage, although in dire need of reform, lives to tell the story in the present.
If we add to that the good news that the Stay in Mexico program is coming to an end after the same federal judge who ordered the Biden government to reinstate it in 2021 reversed his decision a couple of days ago, panorama for the Democrats and their agenda returned to the realm of their priorities. The fact that migrants seeking asylum will no longer have to stay in Mexico until they are heard by an immigration judge is, by any measure, a solid step on the current administration’s list of unresolved immigration issues.
On the other hand, Biden also has good news on the economic front. Only in the month of July were created over 528,000 jobs, more than double what was expected, despite inflation. Just the unemployment rate 3.5%reaching pre-pandemic levels. And in more specific industries, where the Hispanic workforce is widely sought after and recognized, there has also been significant growth. Department of Labor: in the field of leisure and hospitality there was an increase of 96,000 new positions; in medical services – 70,000; 32,000 in construction and 30,000 in manufacturing.
Fuel prices are also falling.
In other words, Biden and the Democrats scored some political points, although it remains to be seen whether voters will remember him when they go to the polls in November, because in electoral terms, three months is peace and anything can happen; especially with the opposition, who use strategies filled with this anti-immigrant essence, lies and hatred that they have rehearsed so well to excite their followers and push them to go beyond sanity. As of January 6, 2021, nothing more, nothing less.
To this we add the effect that it may have on some voters that there are issues that remain under development, such as measures that would at least legalize a sector of 11 million undocumented immigrants such as dreamers, farm workers or beneficiaries. TPS. . . .
And we can’t ignore Trump’s influence in this whole process, especially after the FBI ransacked his Mar-a-Lago mansion for classified documents. This event and its consequences can, like a double-edged sword, damage the plans of the former president to re-enter the political arena; or it may benefit him by increasing his support among his followers on the basis of the argument, as he already did, that they are “hunting” him to interfere with his political aspirations. Of course, the role of “victim” does not suit him in this or any other circumstance, especially if you compare the FBI “raid” on his mansion with the operations that he ordered during his presidency against immigrant workers in their workplaces. , employment, raids that forever destroyed entire families and life projects.
In conclusion, we note that the cards against the Democrats are not as obvious as a few weeks ago, when it was believed that both chambers were lost for them. At the moment, the competition seems to be tougher.
Source: La Opinion
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