At 12:01 p.m. on January 20, 2017, federal regulatory policy dramatically shifted from the unparalleled expansion of the Obama Administration to a reform agenda under President Donald Trump. During the Obama years, the nation’s regulatory burden increased by more than $122 billion annually as a result of 284 new “major” rules (roughly defined as those costing the private sector at least $100 million per year). The Trump Administration, in its first six months, launched a multifaceted reform agenda.
Be prepared for illegal immigration to become a major issue again, as the incoming Joe Biden administration will initiate a new surge of illegal aliens attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. In fact, itâs already started. New caravans have begun forming in Central America anticipating the reversal and loosening of effective border-enforcement policies enacted under President Donald Trump â policies Biden has pledged to undo.
On Bidenâs chopping block are two of the Trump administrationâs most successful policies aimed at stemming illegal immigration. The Washington Examinerâs Byron York explains, âThe first policy is known as Title 42. Adopted to deal with the coronavirus emergency, it allows U.S. authorities to quickly return illegal crossers to Mexico instead of holding them in detention in the United States. The second policy is the Migrant Protection Protocols, which allows the U.S. to require that asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their ca