Biden Says He Will ‘Shut Down The Border,’ Urges Congress To Pass Deal
Biden says he’ll shut down the border if deal gives him authority
Biden said he would use a new emergency authority to handle the border if lawmakers could come together to pass the compromise bill.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the compromise on border and immigration policy could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber.
The Democratic president said in a statement late Friday that the policies proposed would “be the toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.” He also pledged to use a new emergency authority to “shut down the border” as soon as he could sign it into law.
Biden’s embrace of the deal — and Republican resistance — could become an election-year shift on the politics of immigration. Yet the diminishing prospects for its passage in Congress may have far-reaching consequences for U.S. allies around the globe, especially Ukraine.
For everyone who is demanding tougher border control, this is the way to do it.
Here’s my full statement on border security negotiations: pic.twitter.com/sm2IXV99Lx
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 27, 2024
Biden voices support for Senate border bill with new ’emergency’ powers. The bill is vague on what exactly those powers are, what laws it circumvents & what criteria is required before its use.
The bill also includes billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. t.co/MBRnENH7Uc
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 27, 2024
The authorities of the American state of Texas, as part of the program to relocate illegal migrants from their territory, sent over 102 thousand people to other parts of the United States, most of whom arrived in New York and Chicago, the office of regional governor Gregg… pic.twitter.com/jgZljm0Spg
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) January 27, 2024
