Tonight, growing backlash to the newly revealed bill designed to
beef up border security.
House Republicans calling it dead on arrival.
I just don't believe that the Senate bill meets the
criteria that's necessary to solve the problem.
The new legislation, negotiated by a small group of bipartisan
senators,
provide $60 billion to help support Ukraine and 14.1 billion
for Israel.
But the battle is over $20 billion worth of reforms
to the nation's migration system.
The bill expands the number of detention facilities,
allows for an emergency declaration when more than 5000 migrants
cross on a given day,
and raises the standards for migrants to qualify for asylum.
GOP negotiator James Lankford urging Republicans to pass it.
When we had a Republican House,
Republican Senate and President Trump as president,
we weren't able to pass border security pieces.
President Biden supportive too. We don't have enough agents.
We need help. Why won't they give me the help?
But Republican critics arguing the bill makes the crisis worse.
Including by still allowing migrants to be released into the
US pending asylum hearings,
they've been releasing people into into the country without detaining
them.
Now this bill would say that's OK,
but Democrats insist Republicans are taking their marching orders from
former President Trump.
Our new NBC News poll shows 57%
of voters believe Mr. Trump would handle border security best.
Just 22% picked Mr. Biden.
They want to keep the border.
Unsolved as a problem so that it benefits them in
the upcoming election.
Is President Trump the one driving the House Republicans when
it comes to this issue?
The answer is no. They had the border solved under
the Trump administration,
and the Biden administration has completely undone all that work.
And Ryan, some Democrats are also criticizing this deal.
That's right, Lester. Progressive Democrats are worried the immigration reforms
go a bit too far,
and they're also concerned about unconditioned aid to Israel.
Meanwhile, Republicans are meeting behind closed doors to determine if
there's enough votes to move forward or if they should
kill the bill.
Lester.