Several Republican senators, including Marco Rubio (Florida), Ted Cruz (Texas), and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina), are joined by conference chairman Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). ) to convene a conference on border security, but the Democratic Party has refused. sticker.
The letter shared Monday said Democrats are rushing secret negotiations on border security to keep the southern border open.
The letter was popular with Barrasso, a border hawk whose efforts to close the border contrast with his more moderate colleagues in the Senate leadership, people familiar with the matter said.
“We write to request a meeting to discuss Senate negotiations on securing the border. We can't secure it,” he said.
“The American people are entitled to an open and transparent process, which cannot take place until the House returns the week of January 8, 2024. “We request that the meeting be held during the week of, but not before,” the letter continued.
NEW: Group of Republican senators led by Ron John questions conference chair @SenJohnBarrasso convene a conference meeting the week of January 8 to discuss border negotiations
“The border will not be secured through hasty, secret negotiations with Democrats who want open borders and who created the current crisis.” pic.twitter.com/VdYOnH81Df
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) December 17, 2023
As Breitbart News reported, White House officials “have hinted that they may comply with demands from Republican politicians to close a parole loophole at the border that has been taken advantage of by about 700,000 economic migrants.” ”. At the last White House meeting on Friday, the president's aides reportedly acknowledged that no agreement on the border could be reached unless the administration agreed to limits on parole.
Migrants leave Tapachula, Mexico, to enter the United States on December 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)
“That’s a big change from last week. politiko report On January 2nd, it reported that “pro-immigration groups close to the negotiations say they have been told that a third key issue, restrictions on 'parole', appears to be off the table.” . “Negotiations on a border agreement are intertwined with President Joe Biden's growing political need for additional funding to harbor and house millions of Southern migrants during the 2024 election.”
“We can't just reform our broken asylum process and leave this parole system broken,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told Jake Tapper on January 3. [border] problem. “
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