A radical idea for the border bill: Hold hearings and vote on amendments

Published February 5, 2024 3:16pm ET



On Sunday afternoon, Senate leaders unveiled an immigration bill in response to the border crisis that has burned for years. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said he wants to hold the first votes on Wednesday, but Republican leaders in the House of Representatives say the bill will never get a vote in the House.

Two main obstacles stand in the way of this bill’s passage.

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