Posted on 12/16/2023 11:43:51 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
Senate Democrats are deeply divided over an emerging border deal that some Democratic lawmakers fear will include harsh asylum policy reforms plucked from the House-passed Secure the Border Act in order to win GOP backing of long-delayed funding for Ukraine.
A growing number of Senate Democrats, including Latino caucus members, are sounding the alarm over leaks that say the administration is prepared to support new authority to expel migrants without asylum screenings and expand their detention and deportation.
They worry they’ll get blindsided next week if Senate negotiators reach a deal on border security and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) rushes it to the floor.
Schumer told colleagues Thursday that he plans to schedule a vote on an emergency foreign aid package that will include border security reforms next week. He said White House and Senate negotiators will work through the weekend to reach a framework agreement.
Democratic senators are concerned that Schumer plans to advance the legislative vehicle for the package before they even know the substance of the deal.
“If @SenScumer thinks he can send us home for the weekend, quietly cave to Republicans’ anti-immigrant demands while nobody is watching, and then ambush Democrats expecting us to vote yes with a smile, he is TERRIBLE MISTAKEN,” Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a leading Democratic voice on immigration issues, posted on the social media platform X.
Menendez warned that “Schumer and those Democrats who are contemplating these proposals need to understand that these Trumpian policies will do nothing to address our challenges at the border and will only exacerbate the problem.”
Other Democrats are balking at reports that the White House is prepared to give significant ground to Republicans by agreeing to expanded executive power to expel migrants.
“I’m very concerned about the details,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said.
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How many more freeloading Xenos do you far-left scumbags think the American taxpayers can afford? Wake up azhos!
Enough to ensure the Rats can “win” the elections.
Texas and Arizona should send all captured aliens to Newark, NJ.
The regime in power will completely ignore any changes to the law(s) that would limit their open border. Doesn’t matter what law is passed. Worst thing that could happen to them? Eventually a law suit is filed and would take many years to get to the Supreme Court. That assumes it survives as a case that long. Then, even if successful at the Supreme Court, many many years later, if Rats are in power (probable), they still won’t make any changes and will just ignore the ruling because they don’t like it.
They're preparing to sacrifice Joe Biden in 2024, if they have to. They'll set themselves up nicely for President Gavin Newsom in 2028 with millions of new voters for the Democratic Party.
BS Head fake. The rats will agree to “harsher” measures to keep the Ukraine money laundering money op running but they will not be enforced. Any new money for the border will be used to expedite “processing” illegals and sending throughout our country. The GOP will say nothing.
Man, I’m so sick of these freaking “deals”in the Senate and house, and this bill and that bill, these democrat lefty socialist communists or whatever the hell they can themselves are killing this country.but Democrats in the house and Senate don’t give a damn. Whatever they need to do to secure power, they will do. They don’t give a damn about the founding principles of this country. They just want to destroy it And effing republicans as well. Every damn one of them needs to be hauled in front of a court of the people and found guilty of failing to uphold their oath of office. I am freaking sick of it.
Are these people mad?
As if Merrick Garfinkel and Myorkas will enforce the law.
The Democrats should agree to the deal but refuse to enforce it.
A likely scenario. So the Republicans can go home and said they've fought for their constituents.
They should love this Republican surrender deal. If I were to offer one: 1. Cancel all work permits, 2. EVerify all current and future workers, 3. Close the border, anyone crossing illegally gets permanently banned from future legal entry.
“TERRIBLE MISTAKEN”
Not too shabby for ESL, but you would think the guy would have learned something about the US (like the language, for example) besides how to make big bucks with graft.
Well, Newsom’s dress rehearsal with DeSantis certainly wasn’t happenstance.
Popcorn sales up among FReepers.
LOL...sorry Dems, you'll just have to pass the bill to find out what's in the bill. Some famous hag once told us that.
Dig a moat, fill it with crocs.
Anyone not voting to seal the border should be hanged for treason.
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