The leadership of the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives rejected this Monday (5) the agreement reached by Senate Republicans to impose a series of immigration restrictions at the border, considering it “insufficient”.
“House Republicans oppose the immigration bill because it does not address any of the policies needed to secure our border,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson argued in a statement, along with other House leaders. broken.
Any consideration of the bill in the Senate, they say, is a “waste of time” because the agreement “will die when it reaches the House.”
After weeks of negotiations involving the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and a group of senators from both parties, the agreement was released that would allow immigration restrictions and the approval of new military aid for Ukraine.
The text allows the federal government to limit access to asylum when there are 4,000 daily crossings for seven consecutive days. At the same time, it raises the requirements for applying for asylum in the US. This deal represents a significant shift in the Democratic Party's stance on immigration, but the White House put the issue on the table as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to approve military aid for Ukraine, which they have been blocking for months.
Thus, the proposal also includes US$60 billion (R$298 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, US$14 billion (R$69 billion) for Israel, US$4.8 billion (R$23 billion) for Taiwan and US$20 billion (RS 99.6 billion) for border security.
The bill is expected to be approved in a procedural vote this week in the Democratic-majority Senate.
If it is approved in the Senate, it will go to the House of Representatives, where Republicans are in the majority.
In addition to opposition from Republican leadership to the bill, the agreement also faces opposition from former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), the de facto leader of the party that aims to be the Republican representative in November's presidential election and does not want compromises. with the Democrats. (With EFE Agency)
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