Senate Negotiators Unveil Bipartisan Border Bill
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"If it’s good for the country but bad for Donald Trump, what do you choose?" Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said in urging Republicans to support the legislation.
WASHINGTON ― After months of painstaking negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation seeking to address the surge of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, which Republicans had demanded in exchange for passage of more U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Senate leaders are planning to hold a procedural vote on the bill on Wednesday, forcing Republicans who insisted on a legislative fix to the border crisis to decide whether to allow debate on the bill or side with former President Donald Trump and filibuster it.
“If it’s good for the country but bad for Donald Trump, what do you choose?” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the lead Democratic negotiator on the legislation, asked Friday in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
The legislation would expand the government’s authority to expel migrants, restrict claims for parole, and significantly increase the standard for those seeking asylum, which has long suffered from a lack of resources amid an overwhelmed immigration court system. It would also close the border if illegal crossings reach or climb past a certain average daily threshold.
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