House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) poured cold water on Senate negotiators on a border compromise after details of the draft deal were revealed.
“Absolutely not,” Johnson tweeted, along with a screenshot of the report.
Absolutely not. pic.twitter.com/tkXma24r8M
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 13, 2024
The top Republican, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), worked with colleagues to craft a border compromise that would allow tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid to pass. That includes aid to Ukrainians to extend the war with Russia, which has been stalled for months. .
According to the Immigrant Responsibility Project, the Senate proposal transaction It would be like this:
- Increase green cards by 50,000 per year
- Work Permit for Adult Children of H-1B Holders
- Provide immediate work permits to all illegal aliens released from detention
- Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers for Certain UACs and Mentally Incompetent Aliens
- Expulsion powers limited to a limited number of days only If the number of encounters exceeds 5,000 per day for 7 days
- Restrict parole for those who enter the country without authorization between ports of entry
Prime Minister Johnson told the House of Lords that the HR2 border security bill passed by the House of Commons must be the basis of any deal.
He said the provisions in the House bill were designed to work together to solve problems, and that if one or more of the key provisions were removed, the bill would be ineffective in stemming the flow of immigrants. Says.
“If we don't end catch-and-release as a policy, if we don't start allowing people to stay in Mexico again, if we don't fix asylum and parole and nothing else, we're not going to solve the problem. We have to stop the flow here. No,” he said. Said Confront the nation about the Senate's efforts to pass a watered-down bill that includes a selective personnel clause.
“If it's like HR 2, we'll talk about it,” he previously said.
Lankford said it is unrealistic to expect the Senate or President Biden to support HR2 as the issue continues to negatively impact prospects in the November election.
In December, a new record was set with encounters with more than 300,000 migrants at the southern border, and overwhelmed Democratic officials across the country begged Washington to take action.
EAGLE PASS, Texas – DECEMBER 20: Migrants wait to be processed at a U.S. Border Patrol transit center after crossing the border from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on December 20, 2023. The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border has surged at the end of the year, overwhelming U.S. immigration authorities. (John Moore/Getty)
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
