Thursday, November 30, 2023

U.S. Border Security needs to be part of the deal

Congress unlikely to include a pathway to citizenship in its border deal

Border security is a key component of a broader legislative deal that lawmakers are rushing to complete before the end of the year

Congressional leaders are aiming to pass legislation before Christmas that includes supplemental aid to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, multiple people involved in discussions said this month.

Republicans are demanding tougher border security measures and stricter asylum laws in exchange for the additional Ukraine aid sought by the Biden administration and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who is involved with the negotiations, told reporters Monday night that new pathways to citizenship won't be a part of any final agreement.

Senate Republican leaders hold their weekly press briefing amidst an impasse with Democrats in which they want to tie border security legislation to Ukraine funding.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You have to be here a long time and jump through a lot of hoops to become a citizen. I doubt many of these people coming over the border now, are even motivated to become citizens. Their future children will automatically be citizens.

Even a Green Card is hard to get and costs a lot of money.

Anonymous said...

Tired of all this lawlessness in this country and world, spare the rod spoil the child. What a mess all caused by all the slaves of Satan.