The Way Forward

The slight Democratic majorities in the US federal government are hamstrung by regulatory hurdles that have allowed Qpublican obstructionists, from Gingrich to McConnell, to impede the progress good government had been making.

Republicans openly adopted the perspective of, "government is the problem," in the Reagan administration.  This strategy became important as government had moved the nation closer to equal protection under the law, equal rights and voting rights for all Americans.  

This link provides an introduction to documentation, from multiple sources, that reveal government (especially during Democratic majorities) is a primary driver of good civil and economic results:

http://blueboomerhd.blogspot.com/2020/11/voting-in-your-own-best-interest.html

The Bracero program (started during WWII) and NAFTA added to what has been fluid movement of people and goods across the southern border of the United States.  Said ease of movement added to the minority-majority (northern European Americans, "white," people becoming the largest minority, no longer the majority, and the combination of all the folks of color are becoming the new majority) demographic trend happening across the United States; via all borders and points of entry.

The Republican's response was to make an extremely hard right turn, becoming the Qpublican party (the return to Civil War insurrectionism).  The obstructions to government function had been put in place already and the Qpublicans availed themselves of said ability to make, "government bad," into self-fulfilling prophecy.

An article laying bare the consequences Texas has faced after decades of electing politicians from the Republican/Qpublican, self-fulfilling bad government, party:

Texas Monthly, 04.21, page 42, News & Politics

In order to undo the damage being done by Qpublicans the Democrats must tear down impediments, including the filibuster in the US Senate, to good government then follow through with the programs designed to bring economic and civil benefits to as close to everybody as is possible.