Senators’ roundtable in Yuma is part of a bipartisan delegation of senators touring the southern border to witness security and humanitarian crises
Yuma – Following a tour of the border, Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Border Control, sent a congressional delegation to a roundtable discussion with local leaders and the Regional Center for Border Health (RCBH). brought together a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators. .
U.S. Senators on Cinema’s congressional delegation to Yuma include John Cornyn (Republican Texas), Mark Kelly (Democrat Arizona), Tom Tillis (Republican), Chris Murphy (Democrat Connecticut), James Includes Lankford (Republican). -Oklahoma), Chris Coons (D-Del.).
“Today’s roundtable between Yuma area leaders and a bipartisan group of senators will have an honest, nonpartisan conversation to help improve border security and identify solutions to address the humanitarian crisis. Feedback received from leaders in the Yuma area highlighted challenges facing border communities: Keeping border communities safe and ensuring fair and humane treatment of immigrants “We are grateful for the partnership of these leaders to make this happen,” said Senate Speaker Cinemaa, leader of the Border Control Subcommittee and bipartisan delegation.
Yuma’s border security and humanitarian crisis has placed a heavy burden on the local government and RCBH. RCBH is the only non-profit organization operating within Yuma County to respond to the release of immigrants from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. Cinema and a bipartisan parliamentary delegation will participate in this roundtable discussion with local leaders, law enforcement and RCBH to learn more about how this crisis is impacting communities and straining resources. I understand very well.
Cinema and her colleagues discuss the impact of the crisis on communities, street stockings, transportation, and the immigrant workforce associated with agriculture, as well as the impact on the country’s food supply, and the new CBP to fund local governments and nonprofits. Researched shelter and service programs. Assist CBP in addressing overcrowding within facilities and mitigating the impact of border crises on local communities.
Local leaders participating in the roundtable include Yuma Mayor Doug Nichols, RCBH CEO Amanda Aguirre, Somerton Mayor Gerald Anaya, Yuma County Board of Supervisors Chairman Martin Polchas, and Yuma County Board of Supervisors. Tony Reyes and Jonathan Lines of the Cocopa Indigenous Tribe, Shelly Cordova. , Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot and others.
The cinema roundtable is part of a tour where she borders with a bipartisan congressional delegation of U.S. Senators.
The Yuma border tour by a cinema-led congressional delegation follows the Senator’s El Paso, Texas border tour to see security and humanitarian crises elsewhere on the Southwest border.
Late last year, Cinema partnered with Republican Senator Tom Tillis on a bipartisan proposal to boost investment in Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers. Reassert control of borders through enhanced enforcement, technology, resources and more. Modernize the asylum system. Reform the employment visa system to ensure Japan’s international competitiveness. Approximately 2 million Dreamers brought to this country as children establish a pathway to legal citizenship through no fault of their own.
In a December Senate address on her bipartisan proposal, Cinema secured borders and ensured humane treatment of immigrants in the new year by bringing a group of committed senators to the Southwest. We have vowed to keep working to find a way forward into a comprehensive plan for the borders.
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