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It’s not clear that including border money in the proposed spending package will placate those in Congress who are resisting.FILE - Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing, Sept. 23, 2023. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the U.S.-Mexico border in the hope that it will bring more Republicans on board.
“That’s a real effort and acknowledgement of the backlog that exists,” said Colleen Putzel, an associate policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, an immigration think tank. “The governor has been clear about the state’s urgent need for additional federal resources to address this crisis," said Alex Gough, speaking for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat."While we are hopeful the Biden administration will be able to take further action soon, allocating any new funding would require the GOP members in the House to get their act together and do their jobs.
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn posted online Friday that he supported aid to Israel and Ukraine. “But without meaningful and substantive policy changes that will address the #BidenBorderCrisis such aid is in serious jeopardy,” he posted on the platform X. “No more money should be spent simply to facilitate current border policy.”Sen.
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