A top conservative group has warned Republicans that the next speaker should not “squander” what they see as an opportunity to push for stronger border security and pass a Republican overhaul to resolve the immigration crisis. However, at the same time, they urge caution in making requests for funds that do not involve policy changes. It is tied to support for Israel.
The Heritage Foundation has released a brief, a copy of which was obtained in advance of publication by Fox News Digital, urging Republicans that the incoming speaker “waste another opportunity to end the Biden border crisis.” It is not possible to do so.”
The brief argues that Republicans missed an opportunity to address the border crisis by agreeing to a spending deal last month that did not include House Republicans’ signature border and asylum reform, the Secure Borders Act (HR2). There is.
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An aerial photo of migrants waiting to be processed in groups on the Ciudad Juárez side of the border in El Paso, Texas, on September 21, 2023. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“On September 30, hours before the government shutdown and the Democratic-controlled Senate refused to act, Congress did just the opposite: a 47-day continuing resolution to keep our borders and government open. (CR),” Heritage Border Patrol said. argue Laura Reese, director of the Immigration Center, and her visiting advisor, RJ Howman.
Other proposed versions of the CR included a bill that passed the House earlier this year but has not yet been voted on in the Senate. Border hardliners argued that tying the bill to government funding is the best chance of passing the bill, or a version of it, as the crisis continues at the southern border. However, a “clean” CR was passed instead.
HR 2 would restart construction of the border wall, increase the number of Border Patrol agents, limit the use of parole to release migrants into the interior, reestablish the Migrant Protection Protocols, and eliminate “credible fear.” It plans to tighten standards and expand penalties for visa overstays. Other reforms.
Now, as the House speaker race moves forward and Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel refocus border concerns, Reese and Howman say Republicans and the new speaker will “secure our borders and ensure our immigration laws.” We need to strengthen our efforts to protect the country.” Enforced. ”
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“Congress should continue to defund Biden’s open border tools and attach aggressive immigration policy riders to related spending bills awaiting consideration, and the House should continue to defund Biden’s open border tools and add aggressive immigration policy riders to related spending bills awaiting consideration, and “A potential investigation should be completed, and members of Congress should consider calling for impeachment again and including HR 2 as a condition for passing future government funding,” they say.
In addition to funding for Israel and Ukraine, the White House requested an additional $14 billion in emergency funding. But Heritage cautions against funding alone without policy changes, as it is tied to aid from other countries.
“Now is the time for action. To truly protect the homeland, HR2 must become law. Just cutting checks as part of an unrelated additional spending bill will only make the crisis worse,” they say. .
House Oversight Republicans push Biden Democrats on ‘contradictory’ border wall position
Migrants wait in line next to the border fence under the watchful eye of the Texas National Guard to enter El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andres Layton, File)
They argue that while Israel deserves U.S. support, “directing ‘border security’ funding to Israel without policy change is a trap that must be avoided, even with good intentions.”
Two border and immigration experts also outlined proposals to strengthen the existing spending bill with riders that would limit what the Biden administration can do with the money provided. They also support the House’s efforts to impeach and remove Mayorkas for his handling of the border crisis.
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“But most importantly, the border crisis should not be seen as a problem that can be solved simply by providing more taxpayer funds. “This is a trap,” they warn.
The summary comes days after the Biden administration released new border numbers for September, the highest monthly encounters on record and for the entire fiscal year. This means that the number of annual encounters was the highest on record.
