{"id":2393753,"date":"2025-01-22T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-now-want-to-work-with-gop-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:31:46","slug":"senate-democrats-now-want-to-work-with-gop-on-immigration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-now-want-to-work-with-gop-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats now want to work with GOP on immigration- Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsenate-democrats-now-want-to-work-with-gop-on-immigration-washington-examiner%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=2393753&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>the content introduces\u200b an article titled &#8220;Senate Democrats plead wiht GOP to work\u200b together on immigration.&#8221; It implies a \u200cfocus on \u2062a request from Senate Democrats\u200d to their GOP counterparts for collaboration on immigration issues. the article discusses the\u2062 current situation of immigration policy in the\u200d Senate and highlights the need for bipartisan efforts to address the\u200b challenges in this area. The presence of various interactive elements suggests an online format \u200cthat allows readers to engage further \u2064with the content, possibly including a \u2062search function or other navigation\u2062 options.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats plead with GOP to work together on immigration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1937172\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Border state Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ) and a dozen other primarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic<\/a> senators are pushing the Republican-controlled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> to include them in their work addressing the border and immigration matters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kelly led 12 of his colleagues in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Letter-to-Majority-Leader-Thune-on-Immigration-and-Border-Security.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Wednesday morning that pleaded with the GOP to work on a bipartisan basis rather than ramming through the party&rsquo;s plans on its own.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats and Republicans can work together on real bipartisan solutions,&rdquo; the senators wrote in the letter. &ldquo;We can solve big challenges when we work together, and there is much work to do to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mark-kelly-calls-out-biden-for-not-including-a-border-crisis-plan-in-speech\/\" title=\"Sen. Mark Kelly Calls Out Biden For Not Including A Border Crisis Plan In Speech\">improve border security<\/a>, protect Dreamers and farm workers, and fix our immigration system to better reflect the needs of our country and our modern economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the House and Senate recently worked on a bipartisan basis to pass the Laken Riley Act, which would allow federal law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants who have been charged with theft. <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign focused heavily on ending the border crisis that hit record highs under then-President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 election, Trump has said, was a mandate on Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;open border,&rdquo; and Republicans have cited it as a reason to move forward with conservative legislation that cracks down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-sheriffs-call-on-biden-to-finish-trumps-border-wall-stop-gangs-guns-dangerous-drugs-entering-u-s\/\" title=\"Hundreds Of Sheriffs Call On Biden To Finish Trump\u2019s Border Wall, Stop \u2018Gangs, Guns, Dangerous Drugs\u2019 Entering U.S.\">unchecked illegal immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Democrats sense that they could be left behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We understand that Senate Republicans have discussed using the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">budget reconciliation process<\/a> to advance border security budget measures without any Democratic input,&rdquo; the senators wrote. &ldquo;While that&rsquo;s your right, in working together on a bipartisan basis, we can achieve the best outcome for the American people. 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