House Republicans release sweeping immigration bill

Here us the 137-page proposed bill.  It represents a response to migration on the U.S.-Mexico border by House Republicans, who have made border security a focal point.

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up the bill Wednesday.

The legislation likely will face hurdles to passage, given disagreement among House Republicans over border security. It also will not gain much traction in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

UPDATE Apr. 18, 3;0 P.M. PST): 

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18, 2023—Today, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released recommendations for managing migration at the border.    

In his plan titled “Securing Our Borders By Managing Migration and Refugees in the Americas,” he offers a series of thoughtful executive branch policies including four key areas: 

• Creating new legal pathways and expanding existing pathways to reduce pressure at the southern border; 

• Increasing resources at the border to process asylum seekers and expediting removal proceedings for those without legal claims to stay in the U.S.; 

• Expanding humanitarian assistance and developing financing to better integrate migrants and refugees in countries across the Americas; and 

• Elevating efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations involved in human trafficking and smuggling.   

UPDATE (April 30): 

“The House Judiciary Committee approved the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023 after a marathon 12-hour bill markup that began early Wednesday morning and stretched into the evening. , , ,  Members voted 23-15 to advance the bill toward the House floor. The more-than-130-page proposal included language from a series of bills House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had vowed to fast-track.”  Click the link above for details on the markup.

KJ