Biden open borders policy unlikely to get needed support from Republicans

 Jeff Charles:

Despite the fanfare surrounding President Joe Biden’s open borders immigration plan, it’s not looking too good for his “let’s legalize everyone” policy. Lawmakers on both sides acknowledged that the White House’s immigration proposal is not likely to become law in its current form.

On his first day in office, Biden proposed legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for over 11 million individuals residing in the country illegally. It would also create a streamlined pathway for farmworkers and those protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Predictably, the proposal is light on measures designed to prevent future illegal immigration. Big shocker, right? However, it would allocate $4 billion in aid to Central American countries to address poverty, crime, and other issues that lead people to cross the border illegally and add more technology to monitor the crossing.

The Wall Street Journal noted, “some Democrats say they can rally around an immigration-reform package that makes no concessions. But the approach is likely to quickly run into opposition from Senate Republicans, at least 10 of whom would need to support a measure for it to clear the Senate’s 60-vote hurdle for most legislation.”

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It is not helping Biden's efforts that thousands of people are already trying to get to the border while shouting his name.  Trump's border policies were better and they have the support of the Mexican government too.  It is insane to welcome people during a pandemic, especially when poor Americans are out of work because of Democrat lockdown policies.

Democrats are angry that the filibuster survived their control of the Senate.

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