DHS: McCain, Coons' immigration proposal doesn't give 'a single penny' for border security

The Department of Homeland Security slammed a “skinny” immigration proposal by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., for how it ignores the recommendations the department’s “front-line operators” made regarding policy reforms.

“The McCain-Coons proposal does not authorize a single penny for appropriations for border security, ensuring that our nation’s border is never secured or our national security protected,” DHS said in a press release issued Wednesday. “Rather than securing our border, the McCain-Coons proposal requires DHS to submit a strategy on border security Congress – something that DHS has already done.”