Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Wednesday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally are the people Democrats are “most concerned about.”
Murphy spoke with MSNBC host Chris Hayes about the rejection of the border bill, saying Democrats’ “game plan” (which Hayes described as ensuring a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants) “has failed.” Admitted.
“It’s been failing for 20 years. I mean, it’s been the Democratic Party’s strategy for probably 30 years, and it’s been a strategy for the people we care about most, undocumented Americans in this country,” Murphy said. Ta.
Murphy acknowledged that “the majority of this country” agrees. Maintain the status quoah Millions of immigrants are entering the United States each year under President Joe Biden, which is unsustainable.
“So I know there’s a temptation for Democrats…to want to implement the same policies we’ve always done because we know how to do them. But when that doesn’t work, and the country actually “When you are asking us to do something, borders become more manageable, but I think we have the right and responsibility to adapt to that reality,” he acknowledged.
“Now, this bill still has things that are really important for immigrant rights, including representation, early work permits, and the largest visa expansion in 30 years,” Murphy celebrated. “This is not a path to citizenship, but it is an important one for people who actually care about immigrants.”
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats revealed some interesting facts about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R). He was “in the room” during bill negotiations.
Murphy said in a separate interview with NBC News. claimed McConnell wrote the bill.
“He didn’t just bless the contract; he wrote the contract,” Murphy explained. “I have tremendous respect for his work on Ukraine. I really enjoyed working with his team. They were in the room every day. “It’s really worrying that the deal got four votes,” he said in his caucus. ”
The details have not been widely reported, but in the eyes of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans, who consider the bill “a planned project,” Demands for the Senate Republican leader to resign are likely to grow. lose. “
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