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Immigration negotiators say they have a deal as Senate eyes votes next week
This looks like the first potential legislation with bipartisan support in what, a decade? I would like to see the promised details.Key senators say they have a deal to toughen immigration and asylum laws
Majority Leader Schumer has put senators on notice that the text of the bill will be released soon and that votes on the immigration and Ukraine-Israel aid package will begin next week.
www.nbcnews.com
The deal would take a three-pronged approach to mitigating the chaos at the border. First, it would limit options for people outside the U.S. to pursue asylum. Second, it would raise the standard for people at the border to qualify for asylum. Third, it would speed up processing of claims, cut off avenues for appeal if they are rejected, and end “catch and release” by enforcing government monitoring of migrants throughout the process.