Several senior and prominent Republicans are criticizing a leaked Senate deal that would enact border security reforms in exchange for funding Ukraine's war against Russia.
The bipartisan agreement requires the detention of all single adult alien immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally, temporarily halts processing of immigrants after the average number of arrivals exceeds 5,000, and detains all other immigrants. Eliminate immediately.The two-week average of entries is below 3,750, according to transaction details. leaked to reporters on Friday. The deal and its details have been criticized by many Republicans as not doing enough to meaningfully reduce illegal immigration. (Related: Senate border deal could override provisions that democratic cities have been demanding for immigration relief)
“If the rumors about the contents of the draft were true, it would have been dead on arrival in the House anyway,” House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote in a letter to members Friday, shortly before the details were leaked.Johnson is claimed “The Senate's pending proposal would explicitly allow up to 150,000 illegal crossings per month (1.8 million per year) before new 'shutdown' powers are exercised.”
BREAKING: Details on the Senate border deal, according to a source I just called.
– Mandatory detention of all single adults.
– Forcibly “close” borders when the average number of daily encounters with migrants reaches 5,000. Importantly, this 5,000 number includes the 1,400 CBP One app…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 27, 2024
“The agreement between Senate Republican leadership and Democrats is dead on arrival in the House. The border package doesn't even come close to securing the border.” I have written On Sunday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas (now known as X) said on Twitter after the agreement was leaked: Mr. Cruz is among a group of Republican senators who oppose the deal, highlighting the divisions in the Senate Republican conference on the issue.
“Border agreements are [do] There is nothing to secure the borders.In fact, it will be [codify] It's an open border! ” Shouted out South Dakota's Republican Governor Kristi Noem said on Twitter Monday. “Joe Biden doesn’t need a deal to secure the border today.”
Noem's comments reflect frequent restraint from Republican lawmakers, who say current law allows the Biden administration to act on Republican demands.These laws include: 8 USC § 1325This makes it a crime for foreign nationals or “alien nationals” to cross the border illegally. 8 USC § 1226It allows foreign nationals to be detained pending a decision on whether to deport them; the latter category includes millions of foreign nationals who entered the United States illegally. included. I'll be waiting Title 8 Deportation Proceedings.
“The Senate border agreement is an extradition agreement, which means there is no agreement. Dead on Arrival,” I have written Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Twitter. “0.00. This is the correct number of criminal immigrants who should be allowed to enter and remain in the United States illegally.” I have written Republican Congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio.
The bill has also drawn opposition from Republican candidates in states along the U.S.-Mexico border, where migrants illegally enter the U.S. by crossing the Rio Grande and unfenced areas. “The Schumer-Sinema border deal allows 5,000 illegal immigrants to enter our country per day. That's 5,000 illegal immigrants, which is too many for me. Secure our borders. Bring them back.” I have written Kari Lake, a Republican candidate for the 2024 Arizona Senate race, said on Twitter.
The deal is currently being negotiated by Republican Sen. James Lankford (Oklahoma), independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona), and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut). They, along with several Republican allies, have defended the deal as a way forward from the current state of no agreement on restricting illegal immigration.
“The funny thing is, a few months later, when it's finally over, they're like, 'You're kidding, this is an election year and we don't really want to change the law.' Said Lankford said on Fox News Sunday. “I disagree that a crisis should be 'on hold' for a better time to resolve it.” Said North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer appears on CNN.
“Lankford, McConnell and Romney are all full of shit,” Donald Trump Jr. said on Twitter. “They're trying to sneak into this deal a mass amnesty for illegal aliens, and that's why real Republicans are against it. What we want is a secure border, and what we want is a secure border. , it wasn’t Amnesty!”
President Joe Biden is shown He said he would sign the bill enacting the agreement if presented by Congress. The legislative text of the agreement has not yet been published.
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