Just read the first few posts and one thing needs to be pointed out:
Quote (NetflixAdaptationWidow @ 9 Jan 2022 08:41)
Biden hasn't substantially changed the border, and reverted back to many of Trump's worse policies once people stopped paying attention.
Quote (Sioux @ 9 Jan 2022 08:56)
Bogie literally told me today bidens running an open border policy.
The Biden admin did reverse Trump's approach to the border and tried to slam the door wide open. He only reinstated the MPP/"Remain in Mexico" once the courts forced him to, and let's not forget that his DoJ fought tooth and nail to prevent that decision.
You also have to acknowledge that polling throughout the year has consistently shown immigration to be one of Biden's biggest weaknesses, so him reversing course on his initial border policy makes perfect sense, he probably had no other choice.
Quote (NetflixAdaptationWidow @ 9 Jan 2022 08:41)
So far the only things I see that Biden has actually done right are the first stimulus check, deferring student loans further, and following through with getting out of Afghanistan. That's not enough for a full year in office.
Which is kinda sad. The first stimulus check under Biden seemed inevitable at the time and something similar would have come (perhaps with a smaller price tag/scope) under Trump too. The studen loan issue was deferred for some months, but the Biden admin has not come up with any long-term plan for it. And the withdrawal from Afghanistan, while the correct decision in a vacuum, was executed in the most disastrous and incompetent manner imaginable.
If
those are the items standing on the
plus-side of Biden's track record, things are indeed looking dire.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jan 9 2022 02:31pm