US Senator Bill Cassidy (R)
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says Republicans are unified and will not approve a 110-billion dollar military aid package for Ukraine and Israel unless the legislation addresses southern border security. Cassidy says since President Biden took office there have been eight-million illegal crossings.
“We got to support our allies, but we got to secure our own border first and the Biden administration has not done so,” said Cassidy.
Democratic leadership in the Senate says this funding for Ukraine is desperately needed and the funding bill should not be tied to extreme immigration proposals. But Cassidy says the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border can no longer be ignored.
“The American people rightfully so want an end to the chaos, they want to feel safe in their own country and it has to start at the southern border,” said Cassidy.
Democrats say their bill contains more than five billion dollars in emergency funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and two-point-three billion dollars in emergency dollars to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But Cassidy says Republicans want to see policy changes.
“If you are not granted asylum. you are immediately put back across the border, so if pass through a third country without applying for asylum you got to go back to the country, you have to apply for asylum from the country of your origin,” said Cassidy,
Cassidy also likes the idea of deploying a river barrier that could prevent boat access across the border.
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