For the past two months, a small group of senators from both parties has been negotiating a deal to address the crisis at our southern border.
The lawmakers are united in their desire to stop unauthorized migrants from entering the United States — an ambitious objective that has eluded past administrations.
But the policies under discussion are likely to drive more unauthorized migration to the border and make President Biden’s immigration challenges even worse.
In December border officials processed some 300,000 migrants — the most recorded in a single month.
Over the past decade, Republican leaders in Congress have failed to come to the table to negotiate on immigration policies that Americans support, and yet they have created the false perception that Trump-era policies can solve the border crisis.
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Trump, it’s
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Senate
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United States, Congress