Republicans Are Holding Billions In Border Funding Hostage

As the White House and Democrat Senators negotiate migrant rights away in exchange for war funding, it’s worth noting that Republicans are also <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/10/20/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-supplemental-funding-request" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">withholding billions in funding</a> for border security — all part of President Joe Biden’s supplemental Critical National Security Funding package. Republican Senators argue what they’re asking for are “border security” policies, but what they’re proposing does nothing to secure the border. The supplemental <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/10/20/letter-regarding-critical-national-security-funding-needs-for-fy-2024/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">national security package</a> proposed by the White House in October includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, $10 billion in humanitarian aid for the border, Gaza, Israel, and Ukraine, and more. The package also adds includes $3.6 billion for the border as well as increases in funding of $3.5 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), $2.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $1.7 billion for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and $1 billion for Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/republicans-holding-border-funding-94ad93e41779">Click Here</a>