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Biden proposes closing border with Mexico; ‘Time to fix’ immigration crisis, says

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President of the United States, Joe Bidensupported the agreement that his team negotiates with the Senate on the border crisis in the south, ensuring that “this will be

President of the United States, Joe Bidensupported the agreement that his team negotiates with the Senate on the border crisis in the south, ensuring that “this will be the toughest and fairest set of reforms.”

“Too much time, we all know that the border has been crossedAnd “it’s time to fix it,” the president said in a statement released by the White House.

“That’s why two months ago I ordered my team to start negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators to seriously and definitively address the border crisis. They’ve been doing this for several weeks now. We work 24 hours a day, on holidays and weekends.”

He added the following: “Let’s be clear. What was the subject of negotiations will – if it becomes law – the toughest and fairest set of reforms provide border security that we have never had in our country,” he said.

This new plan would give the president “new emergency powers” to close the border as soon as it becomes congested and Biden has said that once he has those powers, he will put them into practice.

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“Additionally, Congress needs to finally provide the funds I asked for in October to secure the border. This includes 1,300 additional border guards“375 immigration judges, 1,600 asylum officers and more than 100 state-of-the-art inspection vehicles will help detect and stop fentanyl smuggling on our southwest border,” he added.

According to Biden, “securing the border through these negotiations This is a victory for the USA“.

He also added that “for all those who are demanding stricter border controls, this is the way to do it,” and concluded his statement by speaking directly to senators to tell them that “if you are serious about the border crisis, pass bipartisan billand said he would sign it.

(according to information from Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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