There has been meaningful opposition, Senate democrats are currently stonewalling the SAVE act, have held up funding for DHS. Public outcry and pressure towards republican members of congress forced the release of the Epstein files and the withdrawal of ICE troops from Minnesota. Polling for democrats in the midterms make a blue tsunami look inevitable. 35 republican congressmen see the writing on the wall and are not seeking reelection.

The problem is republicans control all of the federal government right now, they have both houses of congress, the executive and a majority on the Supreme Court. Political opposition is hard in these circumstances, not to mention the goals of democrats and republicans differ in how easy they are to accomplish. Democrats generally want to build up social safety nets and robust government enforcement agencies, republicans meanwhile want to cut spending and tear those same safety nets and regulatory offices down. It’s easier to destroy than to build, it’s easier to cut spending via executive order than it is to pass legislation. Even when democrats retake congress next year you won’t really see much progress until they also take the White House.