North Shore Louisiana News

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House GOP leaders today issued a statement regarding Senate Majority Leader Schumer's decision to revisit immigration legislation this week. The leaders include Leader Scalise, Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik.

"For more than three years now, Congressional Democrats have stood by while the Biden Administration has opened our borders to criminal drug cartels, terrorists, and untold millions of illegal immigrants," they said. "Now, Leader Schumer is trying give his vulnerable members cover by bringing a vote on a bill which has already failed once in the Senate because it would actually codify many of the disastrous Biden open border policies that created this crisis in the first place. Should it reach the House, the bill would be dead on arrival."

The GOP leaders further highlighted that since the beginning of this Congress, multiple bipartisan bills aimed at securing the border and deporting illegal immigrants have been passed by the House. These include the Laken Riley Act. However, all these bills have been blocked by Schumer and Senate Democrats.

"The Secure the Border Act (H.R.2), which would end the border catastrophe by resuming construction of the border wall, ending the exploitation of parole, reinstating Remain in Mexico, and ending catch-and-release, has also been collecting dust on Schumer’s desk for over a year," they added. "If Senate Democrats were actually serious about solving the problem and ending the border catastrophe, they would bring up H.R. 2 and pass it this week.”

Additionally, they pointed out that recently passed bipartisan legislation in the House - End the Border Catastrophe Act - includes key components of H.R. 2 such as instituting Remain in Mexico policy, reforming parole and asylum laws and building a border wall. This act received support from five House Democrats.