DeSantis: If Trump Kept Promise to Build Wall, Biden Couldn’t Have Done as Much Damage

because he has a track record of results

Such as?

Trump Administration Immigration Achievements

President Trump kept his promise to build a wall on our southern border between the United States and Mexico. With 450 miles complete—and many more in progress—illegal crossings plummeted over 87 percent in areas where the wall went up.

By enforcing America’s immigration laws, President Trump made major gains toward ending the humanitarian crisis at our border; keeping criminals, terrorists, and drugs out of our country; and protecting American workers and taxpayers against job loss and misuse of the welfare system.

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President Trump Visits the Border Wall in Calexico, California

Administration Achievements

ACHIEVING A SECURE BORDER

Secured the Southern Border of the United States

Built over 400 miles of the world’s most robust and advanced border wall
Illegal crossings have plummeted over 87 percent where the wall has been constructed
Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the Southern border. In addition, Mexico deployed tens of thousands of their own soldiers and national guardsmen to secure their side of the U.S.–Mexico border
Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-and-Release, which means that instead of aliens getting released into the United States pending future hearings never to be seen again, they are detained pending removal, and then ultimately returned to their home countries
Entered into three historic asylum cooperation agreements with Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to stop asylum fraud and resettle illegal migrants in third-party nations pending their asylum applications
Entered into a historic partnership with Mexico, referred to as the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” to safely return asylum-seekers to Mexico while awaiting hearings in the United States

Fully enforced the immigration laws of the United States

Signed an executive order to strip discretionary Federal grant funding from deadly “sanctuary” cities
Fully enforced and implemented statutorily authorized “expedited removal” of illegal aliens
The Department of Justice prosecuted a record-breaking number of immigration-related crimes
Used Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to reduce the number of aliens coming from countries whose governments refuse to accept their nationals who were ordered removed from the United States
Ended asylum fraud, shut down human smuggling traffickers, and solved the humanitarian crisis across the Western Hemisphere
Suspended, via regulation, asylum for aliens who had skipped previous countries where they were eligible for asylum but opted to “forum shop” and continue to the United States
Safeguarded migrant families, and protected migrant safety, by promulgating new regulations under the Flores Settlement Agreement
Proposed regulations to end the practice of giving free work permits to illegal aliens lodging meritless asylum claims
Issued “internal relocation” guidance
Cross-trained United States Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear screenings alongside United States Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication personnel to reduce massive backlogs
Streamlined and expedited the asylum hearing process through both the Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
Launched the Family Fraud Initiative to identify hundreds of individuals who were fraudulently presenting themselves as family units at the border—oftentimes by trafficking children—in order to protect child welfare
Improved screening in countries with high overstay rates and reduced visa overstay rates in many of these countries
Removed bureaucratic constraints on United States consular officers that reduced their ability to appropriately vet visa applicants
Worked with Mexico and other regional partners to dismantle the human smuggling networks in our hemisphere that profit from human misery and fuel the border crisis by exploiting vulnerable populations

Secured our Nation’s immigration system against criminals and terrorists

Instituted national security travel bans to keep out terrorists, jihadists, and violent extremists, and implemented a uniform security and information-sharing baseline that all nations must meet in order for their nationals to be able to travel and emigrate to the United States
Suspended refugee resettlement from the world’s most dangerous and terror-afflicted regions
Rebalanced refugee assistance to focus on overseas resettlement and burden-sharing
85 percent reduction in refugee resettlement
Overhauled badly broken refugee security screening process
Required the Department of State to consult with states and localities as part of the Federal government’s refugee resettlement process
Issued strict sanctions on countries that have failed to take back their own nationals
Established the National Vetting Center, which is the most advanced and comprehensive visa screening system anywhere in the world

Protected American workers and taxpayers

Issued a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure newcomers to the United States are financially self-sufficient and not reliant on welfare
Created an enforcement mechanism for sponsor repayment, deeming to ensure that people who are presenting themselves as sponsors are actually responsible for sponsor obligations
Issued regulations to combat the horrendous practice of “birth tourism”
Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make illegal aliens ineligible for public housing
Issued directives requiring Federal agencies to hire United States workers first and prioritize the hiring of United States workers wherever possible
Suspended the entry of low-wage workers that threaten American jobs
Finalized new H-1B regulations to permanently end the displacement of United States workers and modify the administrative tools that are required for H-1B visa issuance
Defended United States sovereignty by withdrawing from the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration
Suspended Employment Authorization Documents for aliens who arrive illegally between ports of entry and are ordered removed from the United States
Restored integrity to the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by strictly adhering to the statutory conditions required for TPS

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Such as?

President Trump’s Federal Budget committed to restraint while prioritizing the funding needed to rebuild our national defense and strengthen America’s borders.

Under President Trump, Congress passed the first overhaul of the United States tax code in more than 30 years, putting money into the pockets of millions of American families. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included the launch of “Opportunity Zones,” which bring hope and a brighter future to nearly 9,000 distressed communities with tax incentives for new development.

In 2019 alone, the Trump Administration surpassed its promise of removing two existing regulations for each new regulation added, issuing 150 deregulatory actions alongside just 35 new significant regulatory actions. This deregulatory wave unleashed massive benefits for the American people and our economy.

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President Trump Is Rolling Back Regulations to Help All Americans

Administration Achievements

TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

Passed $3.2 trillion in historic tax relief and reformed the tax code

Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the largest tax reform package in history
More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to tax cuts
A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of more than $2,000—slashing their tax bill in half
Doubled the standard deduction—making the first $24,000 earned by a married couple completely tax-free
Doubled the child tax credit
Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax
Cut the business tax rate from 35 percent—the highest in the developed world—all the way down to 21 percent
Small businesses can now deduct 20 percent of their business income
Businesses can now deduct 100 percent of the cost of their capital investments in the year the investment is made
Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1 percent has decreased
Over 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires, or new investments in the United States
Over $1.4 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas
Lower investment cost and higher capital returns led to faster growth for the middle class, higher real wages, and stronger international competitiveness

Jobs and investments are pouring into Opportunity Zones

Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero
Opportunity Zone designations have increased property values within them by 1.1 percent, creating an estimated $11 billion in wealth for the nearly half of Opportunity Zone residents who own their own home
Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in funds and driven $52 billion of new investment in economically distressed communities, creating at least 500,000 new jobs
Approximately 1 million Americans will be lifted from poverty as a result of these new investments
Private equity investments into businesses in Opportunity Zones were nearly 30 percent higher than investments into businesses in similar areas that were not designated Opportunity Zones

MASSIVE DEREGULATION

Ended the regulatory assault on American businesses and workers

Instead of a 2-for-1 ratio of deregulatory to regulatory actions, the Trump Administration eliminated 8 old regulations for every new regulation adopted
These actions provided the average American household with an extra $3,100 every year
Reduced the direct cost of regulatory compliance by $50 billion and were projected to reduce costs by an additional $50 billion in FY 2020 alone
Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register—more than any other president. The previous administration added over 16,000 pages
Established the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation to reduce outdated regulations at the state, local, and tribal levels
Signed an executive order to make it easier for businesses to offer retirement plans
Signed two executive orders to increase transparency in Federal agencies and protect Americans and their small businesses from administrative abuse
Modernized the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time in over 40 years
Reduced approval times for major infrastructure projects from 10 or more years down to 2 years or fewer
Helped community banks by signing legislation that rolled back costly provisions of the Dodd-Frank bill
Established the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing to bring down housing costs
Removed regulations that threatened the development of a strong and stable internet
Eased and simplified restrictions on rocket launches, helping to spur commercial investment in space projects
Published a whole-of-government strategy focused on ensuring American leadership in automated vehicle technology
Streamlined energy efficiency regulations for American families and businesses, including preserving affordable lightbulbs, enhancing the utility of showerheads, and enabling greater time savings with dishwashers
Removed unnecessary regulations that restrict the seafood industry and impede job creation
Modernized the Department of Agriculture’s biotechnology regulations to put America in the lead to develop new technologies
Took action to suspend regulations that would have slowed our response to COVID-19, including lifting restrictions on manufacturers to more quickly produce ventilators

Successfully rolled back burdensome regulatory overreach

Rescinded the previous administration’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, which would have abolished zoning for single-family housing to build low-income, federally subsidized apartments
Issued final rule on the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard
Eliminated the Waters of the United States Rule and replaced it with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, providing relief and certainty for farmers and property owners
Repealed the previous administration’s costly fuel economy regulations by finalizing the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles rule, which will make cars more affordable and lower the price of new vehicles by an estimated $2,200

Americans now have more money in their pockets

Deregulation had an especially beneficial impact on low-income Americans, who pay a much higher share of their incomes for overregulation
Cut red tape in the healthcare industry, providing Americans with more affordable healthcare and saving Americans nearly 10 percent on prescription drugs
Deregulatory efforts yielded savings to the medical community of an estimated $6.6 billion—with a reduction of 42 million hours of regulatory compliance work through 2021
Removed government barriers to personal freedom and consumer choice in healthcare
Once fully in effect, 20 major deregulatory actions undertaken by the Trump Administration are expected to save American consumers and businesses over $220 billion per year
Signed 16 pieces of deregulatory legislation that will result in a $40 billion increase in annual real incomes

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Trump Administration Immigration Achievements

Administration Achievements

ACHIEVING A SECURE BORDER

Budget & Spending

Administration Achievements

TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

MASSIVE DEREGULATION