The White House is pushing a bipartisan Senate border bill, emphasizing its tough and fair measures, including increased border security funding and expedited pathways for certain migrants.
However, House Republicans are strongly opposed, stating that the bill won’t end the border crisis and will not receive a vote in the lower chamber.
Former President Trump has also criticized the bill, warning Republicans not to support it.
“The bipartisan border security deal is the toughest, fairest, and most significant border security legislation in decades,” White House deputy press secretary and Senior Communications Adviser Andrew Bates wrote.
“This is a moment of truth for House Republicans,” Bates wrote. “After opposing the record border security funding Joe Biden has signed into law every year of his presidency, will the House GOP finally say ‘yes’ to securing our border and putting the needs of families above partisan games?”
“Will House Republicans say ‘yes’ to more law enforcement like Border Patrol, whose union supports this bipartisan deal, or will they instead say ‘yes’ to more fentanyl and to Donald Trump’s insistence that border security be delayed in the name of politics?”
Bates noted that Republicans have a “critical choice” that “will define the legacy of their narrow majority.”
“And it is House Republicans’ last meaningful chance to stop blocking the President from securing the border, a streak that goes back to their obstruction of his Day One comprehensive immigration reform plan,” he said.
The bill’s fate in the House remains uncertain, with significant opposition and conflicting viewpoints on its implications for border security and immigration.
“I’ve seen enough,” House Speaker Johnson wrote on X. “This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created. As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, ‘the border never closes.’”
“If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival,” he said.
“Let me be clear: The Senate Border Bill will NOT receive a vote in the House,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise wrote on X. “Here’s what the people pushing this ‘deal’ aren’t telling you: It accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day and gives automatic work permits to asylum recipients — a magnet for more illegal immigration.”
“This bill is a great gift to the Democrats, and a Death Wish for the Republican Party,” Trump wrote online. “Don’t be STUPID!!!”
“The Democrats broke Immigration and the Border,” Trump added. “They should fix it.”
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