Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has not said whether he supports the proposal released Monday by Republican Sens.
But he told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that he has been discussing the entire package of aid with the White House, including border policies.
McConnell, who has strongly pushed for the Ukraine aid, said he thinks “every single Republican in the Senate and the House” believes that the influx of migrants is a major problem.
But finding agreement on the border will be difficult, and could easily hold up further Ukraine aid, as immigration has been one of the most intractable issues in Congress for decades.
It would detain families at the border and require migrants to make the asylum claim at an official port of entry.
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