13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on "fair immigration enforcement"
2 months ago

13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on "fair immigration enforcement"

Salon  

A group of 13 Democratic senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., saying they were willing to provide votes for legislation to address “pressing border security and immigration needs." The letter’s signers, led by Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said they “see a need for strong, commonsense, and fair immigration enforcement accompanied by the necessary resources to effectively secure our borders.” Co-signers include Sens. Congressional Republicans are already preparing a slew of legislation to enable President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, which includes promises of sending federal agents into major cities to begin mass deportations, and an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented migrants. The letter, which hinted at Democratic priorities to protect farm workers and children brought illegally into the U.S. as minors, argued that a bipartisan approach would be most effective after the issues have “gone unaddressed for far too long under both Democratic- and Republican-controlled government."

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With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process
2 months ago

With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process

Salon  

The Senate on Wednesday voted 70-25 to adopt the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would would mandate that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain and potentially deport undocumented migrants accused — but not yet convicted — of nonviolent crimes such as trespassing and theft. The amendment, proposed by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, would also require ICE …

California Sen. Alex Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against bipartisan border bill
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California Sen. Alex Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against bipartisan border bill

LA Times  

Alex Padilla, left, and Laphonza Butler confer on the Senate floor in November 2023. Breaking with his own party’s leadership and the Biden administration, California’s Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead an effort to defeat the bipartisan border security bill that again failed to advance on Thursday. In an impassioned Senate floor speech, Padilla criticized the legislation as inadequate and …

Senate shoots down immigration reform once again, per Trump's orders
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate shoots down immigration reform once again, per Trump's orders

Salon  

The Senate voted down a bipartisan immigration reform package a second time, after Donald Trump urged Republicans to kill the bill to prevent a political win by his November opponent. The bill, which would upgrade the asylum-seeking process, toughen border enforcement and increase security presence, and streamline deportations, ending the so-called “catch and release” practice, was carefully designed to reach …

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Schumer said the race in his home state of New York “says something very significant — that border is no longer the province of Republicans.” That calculation is already having far-reaching effects, transforming the way President Joe Biden and Democrats …

Trump's shadow sways over GOP causing McConnell and co. to 'sweat' on border bill: report
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump's shadow sways over GOP causing McConnell and co. to 'sweat' on border bill: report

Raw Story  

The shadow president in Palm Beach, Florida is flexing his political sway over the GOP to terminate a Southern Border bill and bruise the current guard led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Whip John Thune in the process. Former President Donald Trump's MAGA faithful are attempting to stick a fork in the $118 billion to fortify border …

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own

CNN  

Republican opposition continued to grow Tuesday against a $118 billion bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package ahead of a key vote in the Senate. Trump, who is hoping to make immigration a key plank of his presidential campaign, has suggested on Truth Social that approving additional resources for the border would make Republicans “look bad.” Offering a blunt assessment …

Like Trump, Republican Senate Candidates Buck Bipartisan Border Deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Like Trump, Republican Senate Candidates Buck Bipartisan Border Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump has made it clear that he opposes the bipartisan border enforcement deal being hammered out in the Senate. “Republican Senate candidates have made it clear they don’t care about securing our border or keeping Americans safe,” Tommy Garcia, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement. “These GOP candidates …

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.
1 year, 2 months ago

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.

Slate  

With government funding punted another six weeks, Congress finally has some space to move on what will be the most crucial thing it does, or fails to do, this year: a bipartisan deal that would prevent Russia from extinguishing Ukraine in exchange for tighter immigration and border security policy. We still have not seen the proposal that’s in the works, …

US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate
3 years, 6 months ago

US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate

Al Jazeera  

Setback for reform advocates comes as the US is facing a new migrant crisis at the southern border with Mexico. The Senate parliamentarian, an unelected official who rules on key procedural matters, said on September 19 that a Democratic plan to attach the immigration proposal to a $3.5 trillion spending bill was not allowed under Senate rules, lawmakers said. “We …

Graham slams Democrats for trying to sneak amnesty into reconciliation package
3 years, 8 months ago

Graham slams Democrats for trying to sneak amnesty into reconciliation package

Daily Mail  

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed Democrats Monday night for plotting to tuck in a provision to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that would give undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship. Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed Democrats for plotting to tuck a pathway to citizenship provision into the planned $3.5 trillion budget bill that will be passed using reconciliation Border Patrol officers …

Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism. In a letter Friday, nearly 150 groups called on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, saying the matter takes on fresh urgency …

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
4 years ago

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats’ drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as one of President Joe Biden’s early priorities seemed in danger of running aground in a Congress his own party controls. “I don’t see a means of reaching that,” Durbin, a veteran of past efforts to strike an …

Democratic-led Senate OKs first Biden nominee. But advancing the president’s agenda will be a struggle
4 years, 2 months ago

Democratic-led Senate OKs first Biden nominee. But advancing the president’s agenda will be a struggle

LA Times  

With the swearing-in of three new senators Wednesday, Democrats have more muscle in Washington than they have had in a decade, controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress. “We just passed a program with over $900 billion in it,” Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Wednesday when asked about Biden’s plans for more economic stimulus. Whether it’s Kentucky …

Rival immigration efforts for election year votes are 'show ponies' says Paul Ryan; claims Trump won't sign
6 years, 10 months ago

Rival immigration efforts for election year votes are 'show ponies' says Paul Ryan; claims Trump won't sign

Firstpost  

Speaker Paul Ryan mocked an effort by breakaway Republicans to force election-year votes on rival immigration proposals as a drive that would produce “show ponies,” not legislation the president would sign into law. Washington: US House Speaker Paul Ryan mocked an effort by breakaway Republicans to force election-year votes on rival immigration proposals as a drive that would produce “show …

Bipartisan Senate group reaches immigration deal
7 years, 1 month ago

Bipartisan Senate group reaches immigration deal

CNN  

Washington CNN — A group of bipartisan senators Wednesday struck a much-anticipated deal on a narrow immigration compromise – but it remains unclear whether the proposal could garner the elusive 60 votes needed to advance legislation in the Senate. The plan, negotiated for weeks among moderate lawmakers, would also place $25 billion in a guarded trust for border security, would …

Bipartisan senators scrambling to draft immigration bill
7 years, 1 month ago

Bipartisan senators scrambling to draft immigration bill

CNN  

Washington CNN — A bipartisan group of roughly 20 senators that’s been huddling behind closed doors for weeks is furiously working to draft a bill that they can propose during an expected floor showdown on immigration next week. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who hosts the meetings in her office on a near-daily basis, said there will “probably” be …

CHART: How Trump's Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans
7 years, 1 month ago

CHART: How Trump's Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans

NPR  

CHART: How Trump's Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images Updated at 10:45 a.m., Feb. 12 This week, the Senate plans to debate a variety of immigration overhaul plans, in an attempt to see which ones can get 60 votes. The new plan joins one that Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris …

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