A coalition of House and Senate Republicans has urged Republican leadership that the next Congress will first complete construction of the border wall, vastly expand detention space and implement sweeping measures to quickly deport millions of illegal immigrants. It conveys the need to act to crack down on illegal immigration by empowering federal officials. Alien.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.): “Following President Trump's decisive victory, House Republicans and Senate Republicans have a responsibility to do everything in their power to ensure the president fulfills the promises he made to the American people.” I will write It was presented to incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Carolina) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Several other House and Senate Republicans also signed the letter.
“One of those promises was to secure our borders and restore the integrity of our immigration system after four years of President Biden's open borders policy,” the Republicans continued.
That's why we believe it is important to prioritize the swift passage of reconciliation legislation that focuses on border security. Keeping in mind that success is not guaranteed with a narrow majority in the House and a filibuster in the Senate, we believe that a two-step reconciliation process gives us the best chance of securing passage of this transformative border security bill. I believe in giving.
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Republicans told Thune and Johnson that the new Congress would provide four years of funding for border wall construction, require the wall to be completed, and require that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ) announces that thousands of new employees should be hired. and ensure that detention bed space is significantly increased.
Republicans also want the first funding bill to:
- Imposing financial penalties on illegal immigrants and allowing them to voluntarily deport.
- Stripping foreigners of their eligibility to receive welfare benefits;
- Include significant spending cuts to achieve deficit reduction
Scott's letter also includes Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Ted Budd (R-TN). (R-NC), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Lindsey. Rep. Graham (R-SC), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), and Rep. Lauren Boebert. (R-CO), Reps. Josh Brechen (R-OK), Bob Good (R-VA), Eric Burleson (R-MO), Scott Perry (R-PA), and Andrew Clyde. (R-GA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom Tiffany (R-Texas) -Wisconsin), Byron Donald (R-Fla.), Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Barry Moore ( Republican-Alabama), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Keith Self (R-TX), Russ・Fulcher (Republican-Idaho).
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