Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he was willing to work with Democrats on a bipartisan immigration deal, blaming both parties for failing to address the issue
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“I think it’s way past time for us to have an adult bipartisan discussion about our immigration laws and see what we can agree to,” the Kentucky Republican said. “I’m willing to enter into a negotiation to see what we can do to fix the problems.”McConnell’s openness to working on an immigration deal comes as the Department of Homeland Security has seen a purge in personnel, with the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other senior officials.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. McConnell acknowledged Thursday that immigration policy “can’t all be solved by changing personnel” and that changing the law is needed to improve the situation. He added that any alterations to the law would require addressing border security as well as asylum, which he described as “very challenging when you’re confronted with this onslaught of people.”as many as 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship and provide $25 billion for border security. But those talks fell apart after Trump said he wouldn’t support the deal.
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