On Monday, the Senate leaders released the details of the long-debated Ukraine/Border Supplemental Funding to the public.
However, for many, this bill only authorizes the invasion of the border while funneling billions of funds to Biden’s war — including a staggering $60 billion to support Ukraine’s prolonged conflict with Russia, $14 billion for Israel, and billions more for “humanitarian assistance.”
Lawmakers slammed the Senate for allocating a measly $20.23 billion to address the border crisis.
The bill also proposed “work authorization for an individual who is determined to be a child,” as well as loosening regulations in employing new border agents and asylum processors.
The senators proposed taking down polygraph screenings among new applicants and proposed a pay increase for asylum handlers by an additional 15 percent. While only earmarking a few hundred million for border wall construction.
Moreover, the Senators provided guidelines for border emergency authority. According to the summary of the bill: “The “border emergency authority” may be exercised if the 7-day average number of cumulative encounters of inadmissible aliens is between 4,000 and 5,000 per day and must be exercised if the 7-day average is above 5,000 per day. Exercise of the authority is also required if the number of encounters on a single day exceeds 8,500. Unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries are not included in the total number of encounters for the purposes of this section.”
To put it simply, the federal government can only use this tool “right away” if more than 8,500 migrants arrive at the border without permission. Which therefore allows entry of 1.8 million undocumented migrants yearly.
