Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal
Such a deal would be epochal — it’s been 37 years since Congress passed meaningful immigration legislation, despite it emerging as a perennial political hot potato.
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona; Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina; James Lankford, R-Oklahoma; Chris Coons, D-Delaware; and Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, were among the other senators who attended the border tour. The much-discussed but closely guarded plan included greater investment in Border Patrol personnel, routing asylum-seekers to declare themselves at ports of entry, extending the pandemic-era Title 42 health provision that allowed immediate expulsion of asylum-seekers and providing a pathway to citizenship for childhood arrivals. The framework grew from Cornyn’s own proposed legislation in 2021 with Sinema and Reps.
Cornyn and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., listen during a roundtable discussion Jan. 9 in El Paso with other senators, officials from the city, representatives from local nonprofits, law enforcement officials and other stakeholders. From left: U.S. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla.; Chris Coons, D-Del.; Cornyn; Sinema; and Lankford.The Senate border tour included stops in El Paso and Yuma, Arizona, and was meant to show their seriousness in reaching a substantive deal.
The path forward in the new Congress is not much clearer. The Republican-controlled House is several steps to the right of Senate Republicans, particularly after the acrimonious House speaker elections that led to Speaker Kevin McCarthy making numerous promises to the far-right wing of the party.
“We don’t even have enough money to build the space that we need. So it’s not even a realistic option,” Escobar said in a brief interview shortly after welcoming Biden to El Paso. “I appreciate that they’re talking about solutions, but I’m interested in real solutions.”
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