Sahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are planning to force a vote Thursday on the bipartisan border security package that Republicans blocked earlier this year, an attempt to flip the script on immigration politics, a major vulnerability for President Joe Biden. The legislation, negotiated by Republican and Democratic senators, is designed to reduce border crossings, raise the bar for migrants to qualify for asylum and quickly turn away those who fail to meet it.
“It’s trying to score political points rather than actually trying to solve a problem,” Lankford told reporters. “There’s been no attempt to sit down and say, ‘OK, what went sideways last time? Let’s figure this out.'' Schumer has said GOP opposition to the bill proves that the party doesn't care about securing the border and is instead trying to preserve the issue as a political weapon for Trump to use in the 2024 election.
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