Senate Releases Long-Awaited Bipartisan Border Bill

NBC News reports:

Senators released the long-awaited text of a bipartisan agreement to impose tougher immigration and asylum laws Sunday, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer eyes votes on the package this week. The $118 billion package includes a series of provisions aimed at reducing record high crossings at the southern border and tightening an asylum system that has been overwhelmed by migrants fleeing their homes to seek refuge.

It also includes critical aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, which Republicans have said they’ll only support if it is paired with significant new U.S. immigration restrictions. he agreement — reached by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. — would be the most aggressive border security and migration overhaul bill in decades if it passes Congress.

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He didn’t read it. He’s reading tweets about it by other people who haven’t read it.
That’s the state of leadership in the Republican Party.

— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) February 5, 2024

Good and fair summary of the border deal from the Fox reporter who covers the border who has been a harsh Biden critic. These are the facts. pic.twitter.com/QI5jE3RCgF

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 5, 2024