Emergency: Another instance where Democrats chose to be pro-status quo and anti-people

The President of the United States of America declared a National Emergency in the southern border to fund his border wall. The Democrats and some of the Republicans oppose the move. I find this a missed opportunity at huge levels. The Democrats continue to be against their own people under the pretext of being moral. The end up being neither. Here is my simple take on this.

The different viewpoints in this include

1. The wall will not help
2. The net migration from the southern border is negative
3. It is immoral to push back fleeing refugees
4. It is not possible to build the wall because of the terrain
5. It is not an emergency
6. It will increase the national debt
7. If Trump declares an emergency then Democrats will use this precedence in the future

While there is some degree of truth in all the claims above, it is not a helpful suggestion. The most common Republican hypocrisy is that they are against birth control but also pro-war, Anti-social security and for the death sentence. Their counterpart Democrats seem to be all for immigration till those people become citizens at which point they are ignored.

There are two big crises in the US at the moment. The first one is well paying secure jobs and the second one is health care.

The best way for the Democrats to have handled this issue is by negotiating directly with Trump. In return for fully funding the border wall, the Democrats should have negotiated the below deal

1. Increase the national minimum wage to $15
2. Increase taxes on corporations which outsource jobs or operate offshore services for US business
3. Increase Medicare to Medicare for all
4. Negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for a better deal
5. The Wall will be built by an American company using only American workers.

This would have put Trump’s policy to test. He will now have to compromise on all his claims if he denies the items Democrats bring to the table. That way, Democrats could have shown they are for people in their country. However, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not do that. They are both bought out by big pharmaceutical companies. They are just as status quo as the rest. The members of the new age progressive cult including Alexandria Ocasio Cortez or Ilhan Omar are too occupied in their headspace. Combined their only common goal is to oust Trump. They have their goals but have no non-authoritarian way to reach there.

In conclusion, as a person who can never vote for someone like Donald Trump, I am increasingly surprised by the combination of clueless and callous opposition.  Trump is throwing opportunities for the Democrats to capitalise.  They are keen on talking about the wordings of this tweet and the morality of the throw instead of using the opportunity to solve a real issue.