Fraught Border Talks Leave Democratic Immigration Agenda in Cold

Nov. 29, 2023, 8:30 PM UTC

Progressives are fuming over Senate negotiations that show signs of leaving Democratic immigration priorities by the wayside as lawmakers seek a deal on US border management and aid to Ukraine.

A bipartisan group has worked for weeks to reach a compromise after Republicans said they’d refuse to approve an emergency national security package without provisions to crack down on unauthorized migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border.

Mounting objections from key Senate Democrats and immigrants’ rights group on the left, as well as conservative heavyweights on the right, show how hard it will be for the group to broker an agreement ...

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