Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) said Monday that she cannot vote in favor of a border bill that funds the security of other countries while putting the security of the United States at “risk.”
“The American people want Congress to pass legislation that secures our borders to keep our country safe,” Fischer, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a written statement. This bill does not meet that obligation. We cannot vote for legislation that funds the security of other countries while endangering the security of our own borders. ”
The Senate border bill aims to curb the migrant crisis at America’s southern border, but skeptics believe it will do little to accomplish that goal.
For example, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas praised the Biden administration’s bill to maintain the parole pipeline that has released hundreds of thousands of border crossers into American society.
The bill would also facilitate Biden’s granting of work permits to border crossers and illegal aliens released into the United States.
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All Republicans have said they oppose the bill, as has Sen. Fischer.
“This bill is even worse than we expected, and it will come far short of ending the border disaster the president has wrought,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). As the Democratic chief negotiator declared, “the border will never close” under this bill. ”
House Republicans oppose the Senate immigration bill because it fails in every policy area necessary to secure the border and would actually encourage more illegal immigration.
Among its many flaws, the bill expands work permits for illegal aliens but fails to include important asylum reforms. Worse, the language allowing illegal aliens to be “released from custody” would effectively support Biden’s “catch and release” policy.
The bill’s so-called “shutdown” powers are riddled with loopholes that give Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas too much discretion and prove he intends to use any means necessary to protect the border in defiance of the law. There are many loopholes. Open.
The bill also fails to adequately deter the president’s abuse of parole powers and provides taxpayer funds to board undocumented immigrants on planes and house them in hotels through FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program. It stipulates that
The House of Representatives took the lead nine months ago and passed the Secure Borders Act (HR2) as President Biden refuses to use broad executive powers to end the border disaster he has caused. . This bill contains the elements needed to actually stem the flow of illegal aliens and end the current crisis. The Senate must take this up immediately.
American sovereignty is at stake.
“Considering this Senate bill in its current form is a waste of time. It is dead on arrival. We encourage the United States Senate to reject this,” the leaders added.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
