brief<\/a>, concerning a bipartisan bill on border security, says, \u201cThe bill also includes $1.4 billion for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers, and would expedite work permits for people who are in the country and qualify.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cOver several months, his Administration negotiated with a bipartisan group of Senators to release a bill that includes the toughest and fairest reforms to secure the border we have had in decades. It would make our country safer, make our border more secure, and treat people fairly and humanely while preserving legal immigration, consistent with our nation\u2019s values,\u201d the brief states.<\/p>\n
The fact sheet blames House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for the lack of border security. \u201cThe bill received support from the Border Patrol Union, the Chamber of Commerce, the South Texas Alliance of Cities, and the Wall Street Journal \u2013 but Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans have decided to play politics at the expense of border security,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n\n\n