I don't recall you asking me that question in that way. What border policies would could Trump have done that I would consider a success?
Expand funding and personnel for immigration services so there are more than enough personnel and immigration judges to expedite cases with no more than one month wait. Include investment for up to date technology. Make that department a funding priority.
thank you. i recall it clearly because it was so frustrating to simply try and talk issues when you .... nevermind. this is what i was after.
the wait for immigration can vary depending on the type of visa you are looking for. in some cases, it's immediate, in others; yes. it can take a LONG time. however, this to me is no excuse to simply say "fuck it" and walk on over. i can't think of any other country in the world that is ok with this approach.
not because i want to stop immigration, but because it's simply now an open border and being taken advantage of. for example - asylum. to me this is simply being used because it's more immediate and another way to get around a problem. (that problem being congress won't come to an agreement together on this so we keep fighting over extremes vs. searching for compromise)
asylum is if you go back, you stand a greater than 50% chance of being killed for your political beliefs. coming here for a better life is great, but it's not asylum. we've put so many wordsmith games into action to get what *we* want we've warped the reality around it all.
congress needs to determine what to do with people already here, and set process and policy and process on future immigration and then the executive branch needs to implement that. and yes, updating technology should be high on the list of what to do, in both processing and stopping illegal immigration.
I'm not talking about defending him. I am asking, in essence, exactly what you are asking of me. Policies or actions where you have felt he did a good job.
that would be difficult for me to name. covid? i am not for the FEAR approach being used. what i do to my body and why is between me and my doctor. not the government. not my employer. not live nation in letting me in a concert and certainly not applebees for dinner. but here we are.
spending? i wasn't a fan of trumps spending and spoke against it. i'll speak against it here as well because im against spending money in such a manner. but we keep on funding pet projects for a singular side moreso than the collective good. both sides are horrible about this. however - overall our spending is totally out of control and sooner or later the economy will fall.
immigration? i am not for a wall, im for fixing the problems not putting up barriers to make things more difficult. i think technology on the border would do a better job than a wall they can simply crash a 65 chevy through and come on in. i am for working with the other govs to help them improve so people don't WANT to leave.
but they are leaving and we can only do so much to help a country that doesn't want our help in the end, just our money. and exactly what power does a president constitutionally have TO enact law and policy on this when they are NOT a law and policy creation division of our gov?
i think biden and the admin is ignoring the border, evidenced by their never going there to address what the boots on the ground face daily and say ARE problems. real problems.
abuse of power. this is simply on the rise and each president does it more than the last because they can. executive orders are not laws and have been long since abused as a way to get around a congress that doesn't do shit. presidents are not kings, but they are well on their way if we keep allowing it "cause the last one did it".
foreign policy. not a fan of what biden is doing here. we seem to in my mind be caving to other countries at the expense of our own and this is a "globalization vs. nationalism" thing to me. im national. i want the US to do well, not work towards 1 world gov. we can't even have a forum that gets along so global peace and rule isn't even a distant pipe dream at this point, but seems to be where we're headed.
those are the big ones to me and no, i don't agree with many of them at all but hopefully the reasons are due to how i see it playing out, not my dislike for biden.
what policies of bidens do you approve of?
what i would like is to focus on the issues and leave emotion at the door. but emotions are a part of this and im guilty of it as well at times. it's just human nature. but we don't have to keep insulting each other. however, given our track record it seems that's where it will eventually go because of HOW we disagree moreso than we simply disagree.
but i am certainly willing to try again.
