The Latest: McConnell says Trump’s border plan suits reality
6 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: McConnell says Trump’s border plan suits reality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the partial government shutdown : 10:05 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump’s proposal to increase border security through physical barriers “suits the reality on the ground” along the U.S.-Mexico border. ___ 9:40 p.m. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump should reopen government while talks continue over the U.S.-Mexico border wall because there’s “no excuse for hurting millions of Americans.” Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the Democratic response to Trump’s Oval Office address Tuesday. We don’t govern by temper tantrum.” ___ 9:25 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president has “chosen fear” in making the case to the American people for the border wall and Democrats “want to start with the facts.” Pelosi said Tuesday night in a rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address that “we all agree that we need to secure our borders.” She noted that the House passed legislation to reopen government on the first day of the new Congress. ___ 10:55 a.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will give the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s remarks to the nation Tuesday on his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Vance promotes Trump’s ‘whole government’ immigration crackdown during visit to US-Mexico border
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Vance promotes Trump’s ‘whole government’ immigration crackdown during visit to US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Vice President JD Vance visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and said that arrests for illegal crossings had fallen sharply because President Donald Trump is demanding that all of government prioritize the issue in ways his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, never did. “President Trump has empowered — and in fact demanded — that his whole government …

Donald Trump declares US-Mexico border closed, sparking trade and diplomatic concerns
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump declares US-Mexico border closed, sparking trade and diplomatic concerns

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US-Mexico border is now closed, following his Executive Order aimed at blocking illegal immigration. US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US-Mexico border is now closed, more than two weeks after reaching an agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on border security and trade. With millions of …

Senate Republicans vow action to boost border funds after briefing with Trump officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans vow action to boost border funds after briefing with Trump officials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Citing warnings from President Donald Trump’s border czar, Senate Republicans vowed Tuesday to move quickly on a budget plan that could pave the way for the passage of about $340 billion in additional border security and defense spending. “They need the money and they need it now.” Graham’s committee is taking up a budget plan for more border …

Trump’s immigration crackdown is here
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s immigration crackdown is here

Politico  

Trump’s immigration crackdown is here Presented by THE CATCH-UP Under Donald Trump, the military is now deploying thousands more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Johnson said doing it all in one bill would be “very difficult.” Up next: Trump will go to the House GOP retreat Monday, NOTUS’ Reese Gorman reports. TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE: Trump threatened today on …

Trump outlines sweeping border crackdown, mass deportation push
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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump outlines sweeping border crackdown, mass deportation push

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland Trump outlines sweeping border crackdown, mass deportation push WASHINGTON -Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will declare illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, send troops there and ramp up deportations of criminal offenders, outlining the crackdown in his inaugural address. Shortly after the inauguration, U.S. border authorities …

'Feeling the pressure': GOP already fears 'running out of time' for Trump's agenda
2 months, 1 week ago

'Feeling the pressure': GOP already fears 'running out of time' for Trump's agenda

Raw Story  

The GOP is only just securing unified control of government — but they already feel the clock ticking to get President-elect Donald Trump's agenda passed, reported Politico on Monday. This comes at a time when Republicans only barely were able to re-appoint House Speaker Mike Johnson with one of the narrowest House majorities in modern history — and when House …

Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rolled out a blueprint to beef up security at the southern border in a series of executive orders that began taking effect soon after his inauguration Monday, making good on his defining political promise to crack down on immigration and marking another wild swing …

Trump’s agenda is about to remake everything from immigration to taxes to education
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s agenda is about to remake everything from immigration to taxes to education

Politico  

F ew things animate Trump more than the issue of immigration, which defined the launch of his first campaign in 2015, and it is certain to define the first day, week and year of his new administration. Trump will move quickly to issue a slew of executive orders designed to send a message that the southern border is closed to …

Biden Left Trump A Quiet Border. Will Trump Keep It That Way?
2 months, 1 week ago

Biden Left Trump A Quiet Border. Will Trump Keep It That Way?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When Donald Trump takes control of the White House on Monday, he will inherit something his voters hardly would have expected during a long campaign of berating outgoing President Joe Biden on immigration: a U.S.-Mexico border with the lowest number of illegal crossings in five years. “President Trump will inherit a quiet border from the Biden administration,” …

Trump "will be in charge of the border," Kristi Noem says at Senate confirmation hearing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump "will be in charge of the border," Kristi Noem says at Senate confirmation hearing

Salon  

At the Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, faced questions from Democrats on Trump’s plans for mass deportations and whether she would attach political strings to California. During Friday's hearing, Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., asked whether Noem or Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, would be calling the shots on …

Politics chat: January 6 anniversary, Republicans in Congress split over immigration
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Politics chat: January 6 anniversary, Republicans in Congress split over immigration

NPR  

Politics chat: January 6 anniversary, Republicans in Congress split over immigration Congress will certify the 2024 presidential election results Monday, exactly four years after the attack on the Capitol. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Tomorrow is January 6, four years since hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building to overturn the results of the 2020 election. RASCOE: Another Trump …

Mike Johnson suggests 'wide-open border' to blame for New Year's attacks
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mike Johnson suggests 'wide-open border' to blame for New Year's attacks

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested a new baseless theory about what he believes led up to a man ramming a pickup truck through a crowd in New Orleans in an attack that killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more. “For four years now, the Biden administration has taken its eye off the ball,” Johnson told Fox News host …

Senators holding ‘secret’ talks about bipartisan bill to boost border security
3 months, 1 week ago

Senators holding ‘secret’ talks about bipartisan bill to boost border security

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A small group of senators are already holding “secret” talks …

'Dumb': Republican melts down on Fox News as Biden sells off unused border wall parts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Dumb': Republican melts down on Fox News as Biden sells off unused border wall parts

Raw Story  

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan became the latest MAGA lawmaker to call out President Joe Biden after reports surfaced that the administration sold off unused parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. “Let’s just add one more dumb thing that this administration has done – and remember this is all intentional, particularly when it comes to the border,” Jordan told Fox …

At a camp in Mexico, migrants weigh the prospect of a second Trump term
3 months, 3 weeks ago

At a camp in Mexico, migrants weigh the prospect of a second Trump term

Al Jazeera  

Santiago Niltepec, Mexico – Carlos Perez, a 30-year-old Colombian migrant from Bogota, was on track to reach the United States border with his wife and 11-year-old son by the new year. Speaking a day later from a temporary migrant camp in Santiago Niltepec, Perez expressed a fear that their injuries will cost them the chance to cross into the US …

Trump's $20M-per-mile border wall can be bypassed with simple power tools: report
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump's $20M-per-mile border wall can be bypassed with simple power tools: report

Raw Story  

Immigrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border wall — which cost an estimated $20 million per mile to build — can wield simple power tools to saw their way through. During Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, his favorite slogan, "Build the wall," never came up. Instead of the wall, "Trump now wants a " bloody " mass deportation operation immediately removing …

'Storyteller' Trump’s 'fictional' border claims tell us how he operates: ex-GOP lawmaker
4 months ago

'Storyteller' Trump’s 'fictional' border claims tell us how he operates: ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s social media flex this week involving questionable claims that Mexico agreed to close the U.S.-Mexico border is a preview of how the White House will operate in the next four years, according to a former Republican congressman. “Donald Trump is a fictional president who is a storyteller and a pied piper whose followers will believe whatever he …

Mexican president clarifies country will 'not close borders' just hours after Trump declares MAJOR victory by claiming she said the EXACT opposite
4 months ago

Mexican president clarifies country will 'not close borders' just hours after Trump declares MAJOR victory by claiming she said the EXACT opposite

Daily Mail  

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quickly poured cold water on Donald Trump's claim he secured the 'immediate' end of migrants crossing the southern border - insisting instead that her country will 'not close borders.' Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday he and the Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reached a major immigration deal 'effective immediately' - before she claimed they had not just …

Mexico's president hits back at Trump's boast: Our position is 'not to close borders'
4 months ago

Mexico's president hits back at Trump's boast: Our position is 'not to close borders'

Raw Story  

The president of Mexico has disputed President-elect Donald Trump's account of their conversation, specifically denying his claim that Mexico will effectively close the southern Border. "Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo," Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night. She insisted she explained to Trump Mexico's "comprehensive strategy" to address illegal immigration …

Trump Claims Border Win After Call With Mexico's President. She Says Nothing's Changed.
4 months ago

Trump Claims Border Win After Call With Mexico's President. She Says Nothing's Changed.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. Trump said Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico.” Sheinbaum indicated separately on social media that she told Trump that Mexico is already “taking care of” migrant caravans, calling it an “excellent …

Trump's ‘stop migration’ agreement with Mexican president to effectively close Southern border and hamper drug inflow
Trending News
4 months ago

Trump's ‘stop migration’ agreement with Mexican president to effectively close Southern border and hamper drug inflow

Hindustan Times  

Two days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Canada and Mexico as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs, he said he spoke with the Mexican president and she “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico." US President-elect Donald Trump said November 27, 2024 that Mexico's leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, had agreed …

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change
4 months ago

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change

Live Mint  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. Sheinbaum indicated separately on social media that she told Trump that Mexico is already “taking care of” migrant caravans, calling it an “excellent conversation.” “We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but …

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change
Trending News
4 months ago

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. Trump said Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico.” Sheinbaum indicated separately on social media that she told Trump that Mexico is already “taking care of” migrant caravans, calling it an “excellent conversation.” “We reiterate …

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change
4 months ago

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump, seen earlier this month in Washington, spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday. Trump said Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico.” Sheinbaum indicated separately on social media that she told Trump that Mexico is already “taking care of” migrant caravans, calling it an “excellent conversation.” “We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders …

Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president to ramp up immigration enforcement and roll back signature Biden legal entry programs, a sweeping effort that will be led by incoming "border czar" Tom Homan and other Republican immigration hardliners, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The executive actions …

Immigration policy: Donald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Immigration policy: Donald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action

CNN  

CNN — Immigrants, their employers and groups that work with them are already taking action ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has promised to deport millions of people. “That’s the network that will be mobilized when it comes to fighting any sort of more extreme measures such as deportation.” A day after the election, New York …

‘No price tag on safety’: Trump’s bold plan for a ‘strong and powerful’ US Border
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No price tag on safety’: Trump’s bold plan for a ‘strong and powerful’ US Border

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his call for strengthening the country's borders while expressing a welcoming stance toward lawful immigration. Trump’s deporation plan sparks cost concerns Donald Trump’s proposed immigration plan to initiate what he describes as the “largest deportation effort in American history” would reportedly require a coordinated, “whole of government” approach with a potential price tag …

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s coverage of Donald Trump’s transition back to the White House. SAN DIEGO — “Build the Wall” was Donald Trump’s rally cry in 2016, and he acted on his promise by tapping military budgets for hundreds of miles of border wall with Mexico. “I don’t have words yet, too many feelings,” Moreno said, her voice breaking as she spoke …

The intelligent conversation we're not having on immigration
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The intelligent conversation we're not having on immigration

Salon  

Heading into November, Donald Trump’s rhetorical strategy on the economy is simple: Insist it is doomed, blame it on Kamala Harris and tie everything back to immigration. Overnight, Trump became chief enabler to the chief “criminals” he claimed were killing Americans, and his base didn’t even hear about it as Fox News called President Biden an “accessory to murder.” After …

Harris Tries To Blunt Trump’s Strongest Issue Against Her With Visit To Southern Border
6 months ago

Harris Tries To Blunt Trump’s Strongest Issue Against Her With Visit To Southern Border

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Vice President Kamala Harris worked to turn the tables on border security, Donald Trump’s strongest issue against her in the coming presidential election, promising Friday to take a harder line on those who cross the border illegally and accusing the former president of deliberately sabotaging legislation that would have helped solve the problem. He prefers to run …

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric
6 months ago

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the US-Mexican border Friday to try to show she is tough on migration, a key election issue on which Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up his incendiary rhetoric in recent weeks. Harris's visit to Douglas in Arizona is her first to the border since she replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic …

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
6 months ago

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign increasingly tries to make the issue of immigration more of a strength, countering a line of political attack from former President Trump. Trump has built his campaign partly around calling for cracking down on immigration and the southern border, even endorsing using police and …

Trump runs away from past boasting about killing bipartisan border deal
7 months ago

Trump runs away from past boasting about killing bipartisan border deal

Raw Story  

Donald Trump denied having anything to do with the death of the border bill that Republicans and Democrats negotiated at the end of 2023 and in the spring of 2024. You know, the House bill that was passed — that's the real bill that should be passed," Trump said. Read Also: Trump got outplayed by border hawk Biden — and …

Trump Picked Worst Possible Spot For New Border Wall Stunt
7 months ago

Trump Picked Worst Possible Spot For New Border Wall Stunt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump boasted of building the “Rolls-Royce” of walls during a visit to a segment of border barrier in Montezuma Pass, Arizona, last week. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the portion where Trump spoke was built under the Obama administration, the Post added. Trump in 2016 repeatedly vowed to build a “big beautiful wall” across …

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks during a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Thursday as Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, listens. On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams on Thursday to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing …

In political ads, Democrats go on offense about border security
7 months, 1 week ago

In political ads, Democrats go on offense about border security

LA Times  

Monthly arrests across the southern border have reached the lowest point since September 2020, according to figures released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Ken Calvert has had 32 years to secure the border,” Democrat Will Rollins says in an ad that debuted last week, arguing that the incumbent Republican he’s seeking to oust in California’s 41st Congressional District …

Trump scares his followers with talk of "illegals," but border crossings are lowest in four years
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump scares his followers with talk of "illegals," but border crossings are lowest in four years

Salon  

During Donald Trump's press conference at his Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Thursday, he pivoted from speaking points meant to focus on inflation to, once again, rattle off misinformation about Kamala Harris wanting to "end detention of illegal alien migrants, releasing vicious monsters into our communities to rape, maim and murder." Having made a habit out of scaring …

'She's all talk!' Trump lashes out after Harris blames him for border deal's collapse
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'She's all talk!' Trump lashes out after Harris blames him for border deal's collapse

Raw Story  

Donald Trump attacked Kamala Harris for pledging to improve border security and blaming Republican lawmakers for the failure of a bipartisan immigration bill. The vice president promised to sign similar legislation into law if elected to succeed President Joe Biden and touted her own record as California attorney general, saying she had prosecuted "transnational gangs, the drug cartels and the …

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border
7 months, 4 weeks ago

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border

Daily Mail  

Vance made his first visit to the border as Donald Trump's running mate where he went on the attack against Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to paint her as the Biden administration's failed 'border czar.' His visit to the border comes as Republicans have seized on border security as they go after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Harris …

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech
8 months ago

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech

NPR  

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech toggle caption John Bazemore/AP ATLANTA — Vice President Harris used the biggest event of her campaign thus far to take on one of her biggest political liabilities: the reoccurring surges in migration at the southern U.S. border during the Biden administration. Harris pledged to bring …

Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. About half of Hispanic adults in March said that Biden’s presidency had done more to hurt the country on immigration and border security — a potentially alarming number as Trump’s campaign works to …

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In remarks delivered from the White House, Biden …

With 5 Months Until Election, Biden Signs Executive Order Tightening Southern Border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With 5 Months Until Election, Biden Signs Executive Order Tightening Southern Border

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol agents as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, Feb. 29, 2024. JIM WATSON via Getty Images WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Tuesday cracked down on illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, potentially defusing one of his weakest political issues heading into November’s election. “Republicans have left me no choice,” Biden …

Even in California, Latino Dems can’t agree on Biden’s border policy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Even in California, Latino Dems can’t agree on Biden’s border policy

Politico  

“The Latino Caucus is steadfast in our commitment to vehemently oppose anti-immigrant or fear-mongering rhetoric that dehumanizes individuals who are risking their lives,” said Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes. “As a nation, we cannot afford to return to Trump-era immigration policies that threaten the lives of refugees or delegitimize migrants for the sake of political expediency.” The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, chaired by …

Joe Biden's 'crackdown' on illegal migrants ripped as a 2024 campaign 'stunt' as president plans to CLOSE the border if crossings skyrocket
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden's 'crackdown' on illegal migrants ripped as a 2024 campaign 'stunt' as president plans to CLOSE the border if crossings skyrocket

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's impending executive order cracking down on illegal immigration is expected to set limitations on how many migrants can cross the southern border every day. President Joe Biden plans to announce as early as Tuesday an executive order that would limit the number of migrants able to cross the southern border every day if it reaches 4,000 per …

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement

Associated Press  

McALLEN, TEXAS — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Brownsville Mayor John Cowen and Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza both confirmed they …

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies
10 months ago

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies

CNN  

Phoenix CNN — Laura Grant has been keeping tabs on what Congress has done – or not done – to overhaul US immigration and border policy. “Trump killed it – not once, but twice,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Fabiola Rodriguez said in a statement to CNN after Thursday’s vote. A recent memo from House Democrats’ campaign arm said candidates would go …

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security
10 months ago

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security

Raw Story  

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected sweeping immigration reforms for the second time this year as Republicans again blocked what would have been the toughest border security package in decades, dismissing it as a Democratic "gimmick." Biden said in a statement Republicans had put partisan politics ahead of the country to reject "the toughest border enforcement in history," while Homeland …

Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money
10 months, 1 week ago

Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money

CNN  

CNN — Democrats were roundly united against former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. A Rosen campaign spokesperson said in a statement to CNN that Rosen has “consistently fought for commonsense and bipartisan reforms to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system and keep our communities safe.” A spokesperson for Brown said that he, too, supported an opportunity for bipartisan …

Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue
10 months, 1 week ago

Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bipartisan piece of immigration and border security legislation died …

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