Senate Democrats are considering making it harder for migrants to seek asylum in order to secure Republican support for aiding Ukraine and Israel.
The Biden administration has requested nearly $106 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the border.
The U.S. Senate is currently grappling with immigration policy changes that are crucial to passing aid for Ukraine and Israel.
The U.S. Senate is currently grappling with immigration policy changes that are crucial to passing aid for Ukraine and Israel. The main point of contention revolves around the use of humanitarian parole authority, which allows the administration to admit certain migrants into the U.S. on a temporary basis. This authority has been utilized by the Biden administration in urgent situations, such as admitting Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and Ukrainians following Russia's invasion.
There are specialized humanitarian parole programs for immigrants from countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua. However, Senate Democrats are considering making it harder for migrants to seek asylum in order to secure Republican support for aiding Ukraine and Israel. This consideration is driven by concern for America's allies, the growing migration crisis, and the political implications of border politics in battleground states before the 2024 elections.
The Biden administration has requested nearly $106 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the border. However, GOP members of Congress are demanding any funding to be tied to immigration policy changes to stop the flow of migrants crossing from Mexico on the Southwest border. Nonprofits advocating for asylum-seekers argue that Congress should not rush immigration policy changes into proposed spending bills tied with Ukraine, as it would provoke chaos in border communities and make asylum standards tougher. Proposals include increasing the standard of credible fear that asylum-seekers must prove to U.S. authorities, reducing parole for certain populations, and requiring that migrants fly directly to the United States from their home countries.
There are currently specialized humanitarian parole programs for immigrants from countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
The Biden administration has used this authority in urgent situations, such as admitting Afghans after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and Ukrainians following Russia's invasion.
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The article quotes Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, criticizing the Biden administration's use of the parole authority. However, it does not provide a counterpoint from a Democrat or the administration itself.
Nonprofits advocating for asylum-seekers argue that Congress should not rush immigration policy changes into proposed spending bills tied with Ukraine, as it would provoke chaos in border communities and make asylum standards tougher.
Proposals include increasing the standard of credible fear that asylum-seekers must prove to U.S. authorities, reducing parole for certain populations, and requiring that migrants fly directly to the United States from their home countries.
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It’s clear that GOP senators are not interested in solutions they are looking to extract Trump-like permanent changes to asylum law all to save face for a vote for Ukraine.
Republican members of Congress are misusing this negotiation to extract changes that would actually create more chaos and disorder on our border.