Trump Tries To Blow Up Border Legislation.

The Senate’s border deal is on life support.

While some congressional Republicans had been hoping for a piece of election-year legislation aimed at fixing immigration and border security problems, Republican front-runner former President Trump is opposed, which means Senate Republicans are growing more hesitant. Trump’s push to kill the border deal to deny President Biden a legislative win is upsetting members on both sides of the aisle as negotiators hope to wrap up work on an agreement within days.
No plan has been finalized so far, and no legislative text has been released, but negotiators on both sides of the aisle have been working since before the holidays.

TRUMP HAD BEEN THE SLEEPING GIANT in the background of talks, but his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, coupled with his recent remarks calling for Republicans to oppose any border compromise, have complicated the path forward for the Senate. Lawmakers say they are worried that killing the deal would be a major disservice given the situation at the border and in Ukraine, writes The Hill’s Al Weaver.
— BY ALEXIS SIMENDINGER AND KRISTINA KARISCH -'The Hilll'

The border focused GOP may have some explaining to do if a border deal falls apart especially one that is supposed to address the massive number of migrants currently trying to gain access to America. But alas, election year politics comes into play and the unprecedented sway a former President controls his party may doom this rare bi-partisan bill. Border security remains at the top of voters’ concerns and killing this border bill will be hard to justify to a mystified electorate. But then again nothing is playing out by old standard rules of politics.

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