Congressman Byron Donalds: The Senate deal is TERRIBLE:
1–Codifies Catch & Release
2–Lets in 1.8M Illegals
3–Funds Sanctuary Cities
4–Funds NGOs Moving Illegals
5–Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers to Illegals
6–Work Permits to Illegals
7–Nothing To Deport Illegals
8–No Immediate Wall Funds
9–Weaker Asylum Screening
Sen J.D. Vance: "Granting Mayorkas the ability to grant asylum claims without going through immigration court is perhaps the worst provision of the bill."
Sen Mike Lee: "Here are a “dirty dozen” of disasters I’ve found in this terrible border bill… and this is just the beginning":
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Sen Tom Cotton: "I’ve reviewed the bill, I don’t think it will solve our border crisis, and might make it worse. I will oppose it. Joe Biden created this crisis by design. He can and should reverse his open border policies today. Here are a few of my concerns:
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Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a written statement Sunday night that he “will vehemently oppose any agreement that legitimizes or normalizes any level of illegal immigration.”
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said he “can’t support a bill that doesn’t secure the border, provides taxpayer-funded lawyers to illegal immigrants, and gives billions to radical open borders groups.” “I’m a no,” Daines added.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) believes the legislation will not actually solve the current crisis. “After reviewing the 370 pages released by the Senate, I am concerned that the emergency authorities are so riddled with exceptions, loopholes, and waivers that it will not meaningfully improve our border crisis,” Strong said in a statement. “For example, the bill creates a new ‘Border Emergency Authority,’ but only allows the President to use it for under nine months of the year, and only after at least 4,000 illegal aliens cross in a day. I don’t believe that the Senate proposal even represents incremental progress.”
U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile): “The Senate ‘border bill’ allows 5,000 immigrants a day into our country…and that’s just the beginning,” Carl said. “This bill does nothing but reward illegal immigration into the U.S. We need to finish the wall and end the border crisis. The Senate MUST pass HR 2.”
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., called the bill “
the worst idea on border ‘security’— EVER” and “a disaster.”