A major change could soon be coming to the United States immigration policy. However, lawmakers have been unable to strike a deal on the US southern border, according to Sen Lindsey Graham (R-S.C).
Graham discussed the failure to address the border before the Senate’s winter break while appearing on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
Graham said that Republicans feel they are being “jammed” by their coworkers across the aisle.
“We’re not anywhere close to a deal. It’ll go into next year,” he said.
While President Joe Biden has called for lawmakers to pass funding for Ukraine, Israel, and the southern border, how Congress wants to attack these measures has left any legislation stalled.
Negotiators on both sides of the aisle continue to struggle to find a balance on tighter immigration restrictions, as Republicans insist a change at the US southern border is necessary as the number of migrants entering the country through the border surges and strains federal resources.
Republicans have since tied funding for the US border to funding for Ukraine in efforts to fight Russia, insisting that one will not pass without the other.
As for what changes to immigration lawmakers would discuss, they include metrics used to trigger expulsion of migrants at the US-Mexico border, which in turn would effectively bar migrants from seeking asylum; mandatory detention; and curbing the use of parole for migrants who cross in the US and allows them to temporarily live here on a case-by-case basis, CNN reported citing a source familiar with the matter.
Other proposals on the table include expanding how frequently fast-track deportations are used, raising the credible fear standards used for those seeking asylum, and implementing a new safe-third country agreement that would bar migrants from seeking asylum in the US if they passed through another country on their way to the US border, the source added.
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