Published November 9, 2023
In May, the House swiftly passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, in response to a self-inflicted border crisis perpetuated by the policies of the Biden administration.
This bill represents perhaps the most comprehensive set of policies ever passed by the House of Representatives to address the various issues that have led to over 7.5 million nationwide encounters and nearly two million known gotaways since President Biden was sworn into office in Jan. 2021.
Notably, H.R. 2 requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume border wall construction, offers increased technology and retention bonuses for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), mandates the use of E-Verify nationwide, and addresses the abuse of our asylum and parole processes. In addition, it limits the use of the CBP One App, reforms the TVPRA to address the release of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs), and provides vital resources for our CBP agents to perform their mission.
In September, Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Senate companion to the Secure the Border Act. And indeed, during debt ceiling negotiations in June, all but one Republican Senator voted for an amendment by Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall that included all the language of the House-passed version of H.R. 2. With a Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate, however, there are significant barriers to passage. Even with sanctuary cities in deep-blue states reeling from the impact of relatively small numbers of illegal aliens, Democrats seem ideologically committed to resisting any commonsense reforms like those contained in H.R. 2. The White House has also voiced its vehement opposition to the bill.
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SOURCE: www.thedailycaller.com
RELATED: Republicans unite behind ‘grand bargain’ on border security and Ukraine
Published November 6, 2023
A Republican demand for border security is uniting a party deeply divided over aid for Ukraine.
President Joe Biden has requested $61 billion in military and economic aid to the Eastern European ally, which has spent the last 20 months fending off an invasion by Russia.
The aid has strong bipartisan support — more than $100 billion has already sailed through Congress since the conflict began. But this time, Republicans want policy changes at the southern border in exchange for their vote.
At first blush, the two issues are unrelated. But the record influx of migrants under Biden is central to the message of Ukraine skeptics, who say the United States should not spend money defending another country’s borders if it cannot secure its own.
Ordinarily, those voices would be marginalized in a city full of defense hawks, but a narrow Republican majority in the House plus shifting public sentiment have forced congressional leadership into a corner.
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SOURCE: www.gazette.com
RELATED: Republicans unite behind ‘grand bargain’ on border security and Ukraine
Published November 6, 2023
A Republican demand for border security is uniting a party deeply divided over aid for Ukraine.
President Joe Biden has requested $61 billion in military and economic aid to the Eastern European ally, which has spent the last 20 months fending off an invasion by Russia.
The aid has strong bipartisan support — more than $100 billion has already sailed through Congress since the conflict began. But this time, Republicans want policy changes at the southern border in exchange for their vote.
At first blush, the two issues are unrelated. But the record influx of migrants under Biden is central to the message of Ukraine skeptics, who say the United States should not spend money defending another country’s borders if it cannot secure its own.
Ordinarily, those voices would be marginalized in a city full of defense hawks, but a narrow Republican majority in the House plus shifting public sentiment have forced congressional leadership into a corner.
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SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com
