Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) is organizing a bipartisan trip to the border next Congress.
She made the announcement on the Senate floor on Tuesday, intending to spread awareness of the border crisis, the Hill reported. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) will help organize the trip, she said, which will take place sometime during January.
“Part of the problem is that many in Washington have never taken the time to really see our border up close,” Sinema said. “Without seeing it for all of its diversity and its challenges, it can be easy to rely on the partisan talking points instead of focusing on the meaningful, realistic solutions.”
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The duo will organize a group “willing and committed to get something done” on immigration, she added. “We’re gonna see what Arizonans see every day because a crisis this big should not and cannot be ignored.”
Sinema’s attempt to shine the national spotlight on the border comes amid fears of an unprecedented surge of illegal crossings following the upcoming expiration of Title 42, a public health restriction that allows border officials to turn away immigrants at the border.
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Title 42 was set to expire on Wednesday but was put on temporary hold on Tuesday after the Biden administration put forward a last-minute request to delay its expiration until Dec. 27.
