Dems blame GOP for border inaction in Congress | MyStateline

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Since President Joe Biden enacted stricter border policies earlier this month, Customs and Border Protection reports that encounters at ports of entry have dropped 25 percent.

“We’ve already seen border encounters go down as a result,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).

Coons said the president has taken great steps, but Congress needs to take its time.

“Let’s put down the tools and find a lasting solution,” Coons said.

The Senate worked for months on a bipartisan deal, but Republicans scrapped it. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blames the former president.

“We were only two days away from voting when Donald Trump said no, and the Republicans walked away,” Warren said.

Warren called on Republicans to cooperate on an immigration deal with more border security, financial support for places that host migrants and “a path to citizenship for people who are here for spouses, for dreamers, for essential workers.”

However, Republicans are frustrated by the president’s latest action to protect undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation.

“The reason the border is broken is because Biden chose to overturn every policy Trump had,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-C.).

Graham blames President Biden for the current status of the border and says Republicans are not to blame.

“The highest number of people on the terrorist watch list came last year,” Graham said.

Democrats argue that unless Congress steps up, there is a limit to what the president can do with the border.