Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, said Monday that the funding was announced Sunday night as part of a large additional funding package that would also help Ukraine, Israel and other foreign countries. He said he does not support a bipartisan border agreement. Policy priorities.
“I cannot support a bill that does not secure our borders, provides tax-funded lawyers to illegal immigrants, and provides billions of dollars to radical open border groups. I say no,” Daines said. wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“President Biden should instead use his executive authority to reinstate the Trump policies he has undone,” Daines continued, citing Remain in Mexico, Title 42, and border wall construction.
Daines is in line with other hardline conservatives and allies of former President Trump in publicly rejecting the border deal, and he wasted no time criticizing the bill after it was released. There is.
The border agreement text was released on Sunday. President Trump has indicated that he does not want Congress to pass a major border security bill that could be seen as a victory for President Biden in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.
The border security deal is part of a larger supplemental funding package that includes aid for Israel, Ukraine and other foreign policy priorities, and is backed by Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Murphy. (D-Conn.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.).
It includes provisions to raise standards for asylum screening and process applications more quickly. It would also end a practice known as “catch and release” and give new powers to close borders to most migrants if they meet set standards when crossing. However, these enhanced border emergency powers do not apply to unaccompanied children or migrants facing medical emergencies or imminent threats to their lives.
The bill also aims to make it easier for immigrants to obtain work permits and eliminate backlogs in immigration courts.
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