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Secure the Border, Say Republicans. So Why Are They Killing a Plan to Do That?

Secure the Border, Say Republicans. So Why Are They Killing a Plan to Do That?

The Daily vor 2 Jahren

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For the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans were closing in
on a game-changing deal to secure the U.S.-Mexico border: a
bipartisan compromise that’s unheard-of in contemporary
Washington.

Karoun Demirjian, who covers Congress for The Times, explains why
that deal is now falling apart.

Guest: Karoun Demirjian, a congressional correspondent for The
New York Times.

Background reading:

Divided Republicans coalesced behind a bit of legislative
extortion: No Ukraine aid without a border crackdown. Then they
split over how large a price to demand, imperiling both
initiatives.

Republicans and Democrats have agreed to try to reduce the
number of migrants granted parole to stay in the United States,
but cementing the compromise will take money and persuasion on
both sides.

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