No Deal: Why Congress Is Toxic to Border Legislation | WSJ
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the failure of a bipartisan border policy and foreign aid bill due to deep political divisions within the Republican party, particularly over immigration. Despite record illegal crossings and public support for a path to citizenship, compromise remains elusive. The script highlights past failures in immigration legislation and the current political dynamics, including the influence of Donald Trump's stance on border security and the contentious issue of Ukraine aid.
Takeaways
- 📜 The 370-page bipartisan bill on border policy and foreign aid was released but faced immediate rejection, highlighting the difficulty in achieving consensus on immigration issues.
- 🔄 Republicans previously demanded legislation to curb the influx of asylum seekers at the southern US border but rejected a bipartisan bill when it was presented, indicating a shift in political stance.
- 🚫 A supplemental funding proposal with immigration provisions was deemed insufficient as it was not a comprehensive border security bill, reflecting the complexity of addressing the issue.
- 🔍 Immigration has been a divisive issue in American politics for decades, with record numbers of illegal crossings at the southern border, stirring strong emotions and differing opinions.
- 👥 Despite majorities favoring a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and increased border security, finding a compromise has remained elusive.
- 🤝 Past attempts at bipartisan immigration reform, including those backed by President George W. Bush in 2007, have failed, demonstrating the issue's political volatility.
- 🏛 The 2024 Senate Bill focused on border security rather than broader immigration reform, a departure from previous efforts, and was linked to Ukraine aid as a package deal.
- 🤝 The linking of Ukraine aid to a solution for the migrant influx was an attempt to unify the GOP, but it also made the bill more contentious and politically charged.
- 📉 The bill's failure in the Senate, even with initial GOP support, shows the influence of divisive figures like Donald Trump, who opposed any agreement on the bill.
- 🗳️ The issue of immigration is a significant weakness for President Biden's re-election campaign and is a top concern for voters, especially independent voters.
- 🔄 The GOP's impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas, seen as largely symbolic, reflects the desperation and political maneuvering around immigration and border security.
Q & A
What was the outcome of the 370-page bill on border policy and foreign aid after it was released?
-The bill was rejected and deemed dead within 48 hours of its release.
Why did Republicans initially demand legislation to stop the influx of migrants seeking asylum at the US southern border?
-The Republicans were concerned about the record number of illegal crossings, which hit almost 250,000 in December.
What was the public's stance on the issue of undocumented immigrants and border security?
-Large majorities of the American people favor some sort of path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as well as increasing the security of the border.
Why did the bipartisan bill backed by President George W. Bush in 2007 fail in the Senate?
-The bill failed due to the divisive nature of immigration issues in American politics, which has made finding compromise elusive for decades.
What was the major difference in the 2024 Senate Bill compared to previous immigration reform efforts?
-The 2024 Senate Bill took a more limited approach, focusing primarily on securing the border, as the GOP would not pass new aid for Ukraine unless the deal included a solution for the influx of migrants at the southern US border.
What was the political strategy behind linking Ukraine aid to a solution for the southern US border influx of migrants?
-The strategy was to pivot from an internally divisive foreign aid issue to an issue that was seen as unifying the Republican party, which was the need to secure the border.
Why did some Republicans abandon their support for the National Security and Border package even after it reached the Senate floor?
-Some Republicans abandoned their support due to political reasons, particularly because Donald Trump, whose signature issue is immigration, came out against the bill and campaigned against any agreement on it.
What was the final outcome of the Ukraine Aid package in the Senate, and what was its fate?
-The Senate passed a $95.3 billion Aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but its fate remains uncertain as the Republican House was opposed to it.
What was the significance of the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas by the GOP in the House?
-The impeachment was largely symbolic and was expected to hit an impasse in the Democrat-controlled Senate. It was seen as a response to perceived policy disagreements or performance failings, but not impeachable crimes.
How did the failure of the border deal impact the political landscape leading up to the 2024 elections?
-The failure highlighted the weakness of the Biden Administration's handling of the border issue, which could be a significant point of contention during the election campaign.
Outlines
📜 Dead on Arrival: The Failed Bipartisan Border Policy Bill
The first paragraph discusses the failure of a 370-page bipartisan bill aimed at addressing border policy and foreign aid within 48 hours of its release. It highlights the historical difficulty in achieving consensus on immigration legislation in the U.S., with a record number of illegal crossings at the southern border. The paragraph also touches on public opinion, favoring a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants alongside increased border security, but notes the elusive nature of compromise. It recounts past failures in bipartisan efforts, including those backed by George W. Bush in 2007 and the 2013 Senate bill that died in the GOP-controlled House. The 2024 Senate Bill's limited approach and the linking of Ukraine aid to a border solution are mentioned, with the narrative focusing on the divisive nature of immigration within the Republican party and the influence of Donald Trump's opposition to the bill.
🏛️ Political Posturing Over Border Security and Ukraine Aid
The second paragraph delves into the political maneuvering surrounding the border security deal and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas by the GOP-led House. It portrays the impeachment as largely symbolic, expected to stall in the Democrat-controlled Senate, and reflects on the broader implications for foreign aid bills, particularly the $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel. The paragraph underscores the Republican House's resistance to pass a foreign aid bill opposed by most Republican Senators without border security measures. It concludes with anticipation of the Democrats' strategy leading up to the November elections, focusing on how they will address the border issue as a significant weakness for the Biden Administration and a key concern for voters.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Bipartisan Talks
💡Border Policy
💡Asylum
💡Immigration Reform
💡Security of the Border
💡Undocumented Immigrants
💡Dreamers
💡National Security
💡Divisive Issue
💡Political Campaign
💡Deportation Operation
Highlights
Four months of bipartisan talks resulted in a 370-page bill on border policy and foreign aid, which was rejected within 48 hours of release.
Last year, Republicans demanded legislation to stop the influx of migrants seeking asylum at the southern US border, but rejected a bipartisan bill when it was released.
A supplemental funding proposal with immigration provisions was not considered a border security bill and had no chance of becoming law.
Immigration has been a divisive issue in American politics for decades, with record numbers of illegal crossings on the southern US border.
Despite large majorities favoring a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and increased border security, compromise has been elusive.
In 2007, a bipartisan bill backed by President George W. Bush failed in the Senate, highlighting the difficulty of passing immigration legislation.
The 2024 Senate Bill took a more limited approach, focusing on securing the border due to pressure from the GOP to link it with new aid for Ukraine.
Ukraine aid has become increasingly contentious among Republicans, partly due to opposition from Donald Trump, the likely Republican Presidential nominee.
The $118 billion bipartisan National Security and Border package was abandoned by even GOP lawmakers who once supported it.
Donald Trump's opposition to the bill and his campaign against any agreement on it influenced Republicans to reject the deal.
Trump's political calculation may be to worsen the border situation to improve his targeting of the Biden Administration's perceived failures.
The GOP-led House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas on February 13th, a move seen as largely symbolic.
The Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but its fate remains uncertain due to opposition from the GOP-led House.
The Democrats are expected to position themselves on immigration policy and handle it as a political issue leading up to the November elections.
The American public is increasingly concerned about border security, with independent voters trusting Republicans more than Democrats on the issue.
The failure of the 2024 border deal highlights the ongoing struggle to find a bipartisan solution to immigration and border security.
Transcripts
four months of bipartisan talks to come
up with a deal on Border policy and
foreign aid a 370 page Bill and less
than 48 hours after it was released the
good news is this bill is dead last year
Republicans demanded legislation to stop
the flood of migrants seeking Asylum at
the southern US border but when a
bipartisan bill was released in the
Senate earlier this month they rejected
it we got a supplemental funding
Proposal with immigration Provisions
it's not a border security Bill we have
no real chance here to make a law I
guess that's it the politics changed and
it's not the first time here's why good
faith attempts at border legislation
routinely fall victim to the issue's
difficult
politics immigration has been a divisive
issue in American politics for decades
and in recent years there's been a
record number of illegal Crossings on
the southern US border hitting almost
250,000 in December it's an issue that
arouses a lot of passion particularly on
the Grassroots right large majorities of
the American people favor some sort of
path to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants as well as increasing the
security of the Border but finding
compromise on that has been elusive for
decades in 2007 a bipartisan Bill backed
by Republican President George W bush
failed in the Senate legal immigration
is one of the top concerns of the
American people and congress's failure
to act on it is a dis
appointment in 2013 a bill passed the
Senate with a strong bipartisan margin
but died in the GOP controlled house in
2018 Trump proposed a path to
citizenship for undocumented immigrants
who came to the us as children commonly
referred to as dreamers in exchange for
funds for expanded barriers along the
border with Mexico a deal was never
reached again and again these deals have
fallen apart and the once promising
political careers of otherwise sort of
conservatives in good standing such as a
Marco Rubio or a James Langford have
ended in tatters at the end of this
process Republicans just can't get to
yes because this issue is so divisive
and so toxic with their
base typically Republicans have focused
on increasing border security in
legislation while Democrats have
prioritized legalizing undocumented
immigrants the 2024 Senate Bill took a
more limited approach the major
difference in this negotiation versus
previous rounds of bipartisan efforts at
immigration reform is that they really
were only looking at securing the Border
because the GOP said it would not pass
new aid for Ukraine unless the deal
included a solution for the influx of
migrants at the southern US border the
two were linked in one package we've
seen Ukraine Aid become increasingly
contentious particularly among
Republicans in part because Donald Trump
who is most likely going to be the
Presidential nominee of the Republican
Party has crusaded against it so
politically this was a way for
Republicans to take an issue that was
internally divisive foreign aid and
pivot to an issue that at least at the
time Republicans saw as unifying their
party the need to secure the border and
Democrats were willing to pass a much
more conservative Bill than they had
been in the past this country is crying
out for the parties to stop fighting
over immigration and just get something
done voters in polls particularly
independent voters uh trust the
Republicans by a large margin to deal
with the Border over the Democrats so
there was pressure on the Democrats to
come to the table the result was a $118
billion by partisan National Security
and Border package by the time the bill
reached the senate floor even GOP
lawmakers who had once backed the effort
abandoned it Republicans in this
situation ended up as sort of the dog
that caught the car once they had gotten
what they asked for they found that they
still couldn't agree to it for political
reasons in particular because Donald
Trump whose signature issue has always
been immigration came out against it and
began campaigning against any kind of
agreement on this bill we have no choice
within moments of my inauguration we
will begin the largest domestic
deportation operation in
America he hasn't always been successful
in throwing his weight around on Capitol
Hill but when it comes to an issue like
immigration and when that issue
coincides with the political campaign
and when it's an issue that a lot of
people are paying attention to it
creates a situation where Republicans
are definitely listening to what Trump
has to say there's no good for the
Republicans and frankly any Republican
that signs it should be ashamed of
himself or herself as cynical as he's
accused of being Trump's political
calculation on this may be correct that
the worse the Border situation gets the
better he
does targeting what they say are border
failures by the Biden Administration
Republicans in the GOP Le house
impeached Homeland Security secretary
Alejandra mayorcas on February 13th
after an embarrassing failure to oust
him in a vote a week earlier desperate
times call for desperate measures we had
to do that he has abdicated his
responsibility he's breached the public
trust and he's disregarded the laws
Congress has passed Critics on both
sides of the aisle said the charges
amounted to policy disagreements or
performance failings but not impeachable
crimes mayor's impeachment is seen as
largely symbolic as it is expected to
hit an impass in the Democrat controlled
Senate while the 24 border deal
ultimately failed the Senate did pass a
95.3 billion Aid package for Ukraine and
Israel but its fate remains uncertain
the Republican Le house will not be
jammed or forced into passing a foreign
aid bill that was opposed by most
Republican Senators and does nothing to
secure our own border one thing that I
will be watching with interest is how
the Democrats position themselves going
forward every day between now and
November the American people are going
to know
that the only reason the border is not
secure is Donald Trump and his Maggie
Republican friends I'm interested to see
what action the Democrats take
policy-wise and then also how they try
to handle this as a political issue
given that it's such a significant
weakness for the president and his
re-election campaign and given that it
seems to be so top of mind for voters as
we head into this election
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