White House Urges GOP to Pass Bipartisan Border Security Bill

The White House is pushing Republicans to pass a border security bill, touting its implications for the crisis at the border between the United States and Mexico.

The legislation, which is said to have bipartisan support in Congress and will likely come before lawmakers on May 23, has been touted as an agreement that has made significant policy changes and offered additional resources and personnel to secure the border.

In addition to measures that would help government agencies deal with the influx of illegal immigrants, the White House has pointed to the focus on fentanyl trafficking in the bill.

The bill, which is expected to come before the Senate in a matter of days, includes provisions to stop accepting asylum claims at the border when the influx of illegal immigrants exceeds the capacity of government agencies to safely and efficiently process them.

Specifically, the legislation negotiated by Senate Republicans and Democrats included a plan to shut down the border for seven consecutive days if there is an average of 5,000 illegal immigrants encountered per day or if more than 8,500 illegal aliens are encountered in a single day.

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