{"id":2248672,"date":"2024-05-20T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-endorses-senate-vote-on-border-deal-as-biden-looks-to-shore-up-approval-on-immigration\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T17:44:44","slug":"white-house-endorses-senate-vote-on-border-deal-as-biden-looks-to-shore-up-approval-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-endorses-senate-vote-on-border-deal-as-biden-looks-to-shore-up-approval-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"White House supports Senate border deal as Biden aims to strengthen immigration approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-endorses-senate-vote-on-border-deal-as-biden-looks-to-shore-up-approval-on-immigration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President\u2063 Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200dadministration supports the Senate&#8217;s \u200cbipartisan \u2062border security agreement despite \u2062doubts about its passage. \u2063Biden has prioritized immigration reform since taking office\u200c and introduced a comprehensive plan\u2064 on day one.\u2062 The bipartisan support addresses \u200bconcerns over border \u2062security, a crucial issue\u2063 for the administration. Senate Majority\u2064 Leader \u200dChuck Schumer\u200c plans to push\u2064 for\u2063 a vote on the bill\u2064 previously negotiated by Senators Chris Murphy, \u2064Kyrsten Sinema, and James Lankford.\u2062 Despite facing challenges in \u200cthe\u200d past, the administration emphasizes the \u200cneed for \u200cbipartisan\u2064 cooperation in securing the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s administration is endorsing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a>\u2019s move to take up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3009512\/schumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">a bipartisan border security agreement<\/a>, despite the fact the legislation isn\u2019t likely to pass.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cFrom his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to fix our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">broken immigration system<\/a>. That\u2019s why he introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">comprehensive immigration reform plan<\/a> on day 1,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Monday morning. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why, earlier this year, his Administration reached a bipartisan agreement on the toughest and fairest set of reforms in decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The support from the White House comes as Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> are looking to appear proactive on border security, an issue that has been a political liability for the administration. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The statement comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/a> wrote a letter to his colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3009645\/schumer-revives-doomed-border-plan-protect-five-vulnerable-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announcing the plan<\/a> to vote on the bill initially negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK). <\/p>\n<p>The legislation failed in the Senate earlier this year after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"only four Republicans\">only four Republicans<\/a> voted to move forward with the bill while six Democrats voted against it, ensuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-shuts-down-bill-meant-to-prevent-government-shutdowns\/\" title=\"Senate rejects bill to prevent government shutdowns.\">measure fell short<\/a> of the 60 votes needed to advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A second vote on the failed legislation will force lawmakers to go on the record on a politically complex issue ahead of the November election, while Republicans continue to highlight Biden\u2019s challenges securing the border. Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are seeking reelection in heavily Republican states, while Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) all face tough battles in key swing states for the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bipartisan border legislation would deliver the significant policy changes, resources, and personnel needed to secure our border and make our country safer,\u201d Jean-Pierre added. \u201cWe strongly support this legislation and call on every Senator to put partisan politics aside and vote to secure the border.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/644570\/immigration-named-top-problem-third-straight-month.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> continues to indicate that immigration is a top concern for people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/joe-biden\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>A <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a>  polling average shows 62.4% disapprove of Biden\u2019s handling of immigration. The White House has attempted to keep the focus on congressional Republicans who came out against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trying-to-tank-horrible-bipartisan-border-bill-says-he-wants-the-blame-if-it-fails\/\" title=\"Trump wants to take the blame if the bipartisan border bill fails, as he tries to sabotage it\">bipartisan border bill<\/a>, which included some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-line-conservatives-line-up-to-oppose-stopgap-funding-deal-making-passage-difficult\/\" title=\"Conservative hard-liners unite against funding deal, hindering its passage.\">strict border security measures<\/a> in years, ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>Biden continues to slam Republicans over their move to block the bill on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter months, we finally came up with the strongest border bill, the most comprehensive immigration reform in decades,\u201d Biden said at a fundraiser in California earlier this month. \u201cThe majority of the House and Senate members strongly support this. But politics derailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2869357\/biden-weighs-executive-action-border-crisis-despite-previous-claims-no-such-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"currently considering issuing an executive action\">currently considering issuing an executive action<\/a> that would restrict the ability of migrants to seek asylum at the border if they crossed the border illegally, which is similar to a Trump-era policy. <\/p>\n<p>In April, Border Patrol recorded more than 128,000 migrant encounters between ports of entry, which is down from 137,480 in March, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. Some believe the decrease in crossings has to do with Mexico\u2019s push to block smuggling and movement to the border and engaging in joint enforcement measures along the southern border.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s administration backs the Senate&#8217;s bipartisan border security agreement, even though its passage is uncertain. 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