Washington- Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that if Republicans in the US Senate stick together, they may be able to force Democrats to put immigration policy changes in an aid package for Israel and Ukraine.
“Making it more certain who can qualify for asylum,” Grassley says, “the ‘return to Mexico’ issue that Trump put in place — in other words, stay in Mexico while you’re making application to see if you can enter the U.S. legally and maybe some interior enforcement.”
Radio Iowa reports that President Biden has proposed security funding for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan along with funding to address US Border Security, fentanyl smuggling, and helping US cities struggling to accommodate migrants.
Grassley says that a bipartisan group of senators are discussing the addition of immigration policy changes that would also address border security.
“As long as 41 Republicans stick together to do something at the border and the (Biden) administration wants money for Isreal and Ukraine like a lot of senators do, including this one, we might force our hand to do something significant on border security,” Grassley says.
Earlier this month, the US House passed a bill to provide over 14 billion dollars in aid to Israel and cut funding to the IRS, but the Senate’s Democratic leader says they will consider a bipartisan package that aligns with the President’s request.
