“I’ve never seen the border in this bad shape,” said Sen. John Cornyn. “There’s no alternative but to step up and try to deal with this the best we can.' Story by TexasTribune.
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, and James Lankford, R-Okla., review items displayed by a Border Patrol agent after two Chinese nationals were detained upon entering the U.S. in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on Jan. 9. The senators were on a night tour led by the National Border Patrol Council.EL PASO — A long trail of SUVs snaked out of El Paso carrying a group of U.S. senators into southern New Mexico on a recent, chilly night.
Cornyn exuded optimism. Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.
In his efforts to capture lightning in a bottle for a second year in a row, Cornyn has assembled a familiar cast of characters who were vital to the passage of the gun bill including Arizona Democrat-turned-independent Kyrsten Sinema, who co-led the delegation with Cornyn, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Cornyn and Sinema also have a well-established working relationship that was put to the test over negotiations on last year’s bipartisan gun safety law, which enhanced background checks and gave states more money for crisis intervention. Sinema and Murphy worked with their fellow Democrats to bring them on board with the legislation, with Cornyn partnering with Tillis to rally Republican support.
It was a considerable nod by the president toward the issue that national Democrats had largely left on the backburner over the past two years as they zeroed in on passing generational investments in infrastructure and clean energy. U.S. Customs and Border Protection meanwhile reported record numbers of apprehensions at the border during that time, surpassing 2 million in the 2022 fiscal year and opening the door for Republicans to go after Democrats as asleep at the wheel.
Cornyn is urging his House counterparts to not get too carried away. In an interview in El Paso, Cornyn said House Republicans “have to recognize the reality of a 60-vote requirement in the Senate” if they are serious about tackling the issue.But most House Republicans have not shown signs of a willingness to compromise.that focuses on building physical walls, cutting down on asylum claims, deporting undocumented immigrants and aggressively prosecuting cartels.
Once caught, migrants have to be driven back into town to be processed, leaving fewer agents to man the wall. Each person takes over an hour to process, depending on their case.
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