According to President Biden, "I would use it" if Congress passes legislation granting the president further power to block the southern border in the event that immigration flows into the country. Senate negotiators are now working on the bipartisan plan, and on Friday night, after Speaker Mike Johnson said that the measure would be "dead on arrival" in the House, Biden released a statement endorsing its expanded limits. According to USA Today, Biden said, "This is the way to accomplish it for everyone who is seeking greater border control." "Pass a bipartisan measure and I will sign it if you are serious about the border situation."
Republicans have been pushing for similar legislation, even though Biden has not previously endorsed it as the presidential election year gets underway. According to the Hill, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said on Fox News on Saturday that the only reason Biden is open to discussing the matter is "because it has now become a political problem for the White House." According to CNN, Donald Trump has been putting pressure on House Republicans to reject the Senate deal so he may run on the issue. Trump said online on Saturday that "a lousy border agreement is much worse than no border deal," according to Politico.
The measures are "the harshest and fairest package of changes to safeguard the border we have ever had in our nation," according to Biden. If average daily border crossings reached 4,000 in a week, the legislation would permit border closures. There are several exclusions, albeit they are not quite obvious yet. CNN says that the Senate's whole proposal may be made public the following week.
Republicans have been pushing for similar legislation, even though Biden has not previously endorsed it as the presidential election year gets underway. According to the Hill, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said on Fox News on Saturday that the only reason Biden is open to discussing the matter is "because it has now become a political problem for the White House." According to CNN, Donald Trump has been putting pressure on House Republicans to reject the Senate deal so he may run on the issue. Trump said online on Saturday that "a lousy border agreement is much worse than no border deal," according to Politico.
The measures are "the harshest and fairest package of changes to safeguard the border we have ever had in our nation," according to Biden. If average daily border crossings reached 4,000 in a week, the legislation would permit border closures. There are several exclusions, albeit they are not quite obvious yet. CNN says that the Senate's whole proposal may be made public the following week.
