Biden's Border Balls-up - April 2021

A few days after Joe Biden took office in the US’s White House, a (what I found quite funny) meme quickly circulated on the Socials. It showed a photo of Biden at his oval office desk, signing a stack of Executive Orders. The covers of said orders were labeled, (in a more crude language) “Fix This”, “Fix This” etc in a referral to his reversal of Trump’s policies. From what I have read, Biden signed 30 executive orders in his first 3 days, with 17 of them being direct recindation of Trump policies. This is despite Mr Biden once saying that only a dictator would rely on Executive Orders.
The first three months of the Biden Administration has been a chaotic disaster. Here’s what just a few of those signatures has meant for the people of the US, and the world. 
- Rejoin the WHO (World Health Organisation). Trump withdrew US support for the WHO protesting, among many things, the corruption and deceit trumpeted by the WHO when it came to investigating the origins and subsequent spread of Covid-19. The WHO’s inaction, and their blatant covering for China’s deplorable management of the outbreak. The shortcomings of the WHO and the PRC are well documented despite being covered up by a biased US media.
- Cancel the Keystone Pipeline. With the stroke of a pen, he immediately placed 11,000 people out of work. Eleven Thousand. But the follow-on to that will mean many more people unemployed. In his four-year term ,Trump made the US energy independent. Meaning the price of energy came down both in the US and for people like us who rely on imported oil products from other parts of the world. In the US the cheaper energy meant the rekindling of manufacturing. Steel manufacturing reopened. Manufacturers started relocating factories FROM China and Mexico to the US. Before the effects of Covid the US had the lowest unemployment figures since WWII, and highest workforce participation rates for minority groups like people of colour, and women. All of this has been undone. Of course, inflated energy prices is a problem we have here in Australia.
- Rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. Which means artificial inflation of energy pricing to chase an impossible and ineffective CO2 target. Higher energy bills, less attractive manufacturing environment all lead to loss of jobs. Just like here in Australia. See a pattern emerging?
- Rescind the 1776 Commission. This is a complicated issue, but the commission stood to evaluate and correct the inaccuracies of what is being taught in the US about the nation’s foundation. This may be complicated, but warrants further investigation which I will look into in a future article. Because every bad idea from the US eventually makes its way to Australia.
- Undoes Trump’s expansion of immigration enforcement within the United States, and
- Rescinds the Refugee Program, and
- Halts construction of the border wall by terminating the national emergency declaration used to fund it. THIS has been Biden’s biggest blunder. There is a crisis at the southern border, and Biden is responsible. Biden has stopped border wall construction, released illegal immigrants into the community, and has invited millions more by promising amnesty (for 11 Million!) all without planning for handling the masses of people arriving. We have seen a massive surge in illegal immigration, the spread of COVID-19, and a humanitarian crisis at the border. Today's crisis is caused by disproportionate unaccompanied minors and lone adults being trafficked by “coyotes” (people smugglers). Border Patrol reported a record 18,890 unaccompanied minors at the border in March alone, nearly double previous record highs. In February, 100,441 migrants overall were encountered. There simply aren’t enough facilities to house, feed and maintain hygiene for these people stopped at the border. The pictures are harrowing. Sounds like the 2007 Australian refugee crisis, doesn’t it.
It’s interesting that, in response to the disaster, the US Government is now recommencing the wall’s construction. NOW it’s a good idea. 
- Revoked Trump’s industry-led apprenticeship program. Directly affecting youth employment by no longer allowing market forces to determine what apprenticeships are needed in which sector. 
Other gems that Biden has signed include the death of Women’s sport. Allowing any individual who “Identifies as a woman” to compete in women’s sports, regardless of actual biological markers. Yep, you can’t stop a man from competing against women. Not only that, you can’t prevent a man from using a woman's toilet facilities if he insists that he is a woman. And criminals who identify as a woman will serve time in a women's prison. No good can come of this. It’s mental.
And, like I said, the worst part is, all bad ideas from the US eventually come to Australia.