Johnson: “Now Is Not The Time” For A Border Deal

The Hill reports:

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) voiced his skepticism of a deal being crafted in the Senate to pair border and migration policy changes with Ukraine aid, and said that now is not the time for comprehensive immigration reform.

Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday morning that while there has been a lot of “thoughtful and deliberative discussion and debate” surrounding the potential deal, he has not seen any final proposal and was “anxious” to see text of the proposal.

But he dismissed any “comprehensive” immigration changes. “It’s a complex issue. I don’t think now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform because we know how complicated that is,” Johnson said.

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12/21/23: Speaker Johnson urges Biden to take executive action on the border

1/4/24: House Rep. (Nehls) says he won’t accept a border deal because it may help Biden politically

1/17/24: Johnson: Now is not ‘the time for comprehensive immigration reform’

Magat incompetence.

— Joan Greene (@joangreeneaz) January 17, 2024

“Over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson made clear that what’s occurring on the southern U.S. border is not a crisis demanding action, but a political opportunity that he and his party would like to defer until after the general election.”https://t.co/6hvu8wBCpB

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 16, 2024

Speaker Johnson doesn’t want to do anything on the border until Trump is president. There you have it. https://t.co/lAZwq8JZPW

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 15, 2024

“Johnson is saying openly that they won’t pass any bill until Trump is elected. In other words, however out of control they claim the border is they want to keep it that way through November to use it as a political issue.”

Running From The Border https://t.co/mGHhrLXxyQ

— Gary Andover (@andover_gary) January 16, 2024