“Since Republicans walked away from a bipartisan border security deal, today President Biden is taking decisive action to get the border under control. This executive order will take immediate steps to reduce the burden on law enforcement, our under-resourced immigration system, nonprofits and b...
"Bipartisan action by Congress and the Administration is ultimately the way to resolve immigration issues, but that will take time," the letter concludes. "In the interim, we urge you to take immediate action better to control the border and the process of asylum and provide relief to the ci...
policy is modeled after one of the pillars of a bipartisan border security deal thatfailed twice in Congressdue to widespread Republican opposition, giving administration officials an opportunity to argue they are acting unilaterally on one of Americans' top concerns in the absence of congressional ...
Congressional Democrats "will extend an open hand to the Republicans to try to work together" on legislation — but the GOP should agree to pass a "clean debt ceiling" increase without spending cuts, Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box." ...
SENATORS TILLIS, SINEMA REVIVE TALKS ON POTENTIAL IMMIGRATION DEAL DURING LAME-DUCK SESSION The reported immigration compromise being hammered out behind closed doors is a gross misalignment of priorities compared to what the American people want. It is irresponsible and should be soundly rejected. ...
On his first day as president, Joe Biden began rolling back his predecessor’s immigration policies, which he'd assailed throughout the 2020 campaign as inhumane.
Trump has this backward. Workers living in the U.S. illegally often pay taxes that help fund Social Security. But, as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office once noted, “most unauthorized immigrants are prohibited from receiving many of the benefits that the federal government p...
Biden’s embrace of the deal — and Republican resistance — could become an election-year shift on the politics of immigration. Yet the diminishing prospects for its passage in Congress may have far-reaching consequences for U.S. allies around the globe, especially Ukraine. ...
Polling has shown that immigration is a key issue in the election and a weakness for Biden, with many voters and politicians blaming him on the record-high levels of immigration at the border. However, the executive action has also faced criticism from members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucu...
The president emphasized that the deal was on its way to being passed when it was derailed by “partisan politics.” He said compromise is a very positive step in tackling immigration — an issue that has been at the forefront of the presidential primary elections. “We need to act. It’...