$1.5 trillion spending plan from Democrats funds the border security of eight foreign nations, some of whom are adversaries of the United States, without funding the American border wall.
QUICK FACTS:
- Democrats’ $1.5 trillion omnibus spending legislation provides border security for eight foreign nations, according to The Epoch Times.
- According to the publication $370 million to “enhanced border security” measures was allocated while none was offered for United States border security.
- Countries included in the massive sum are Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, of which $150 million alone is set to go toward border funding security in Jordan.
- Additionally funding is provided to bolster border security in Libya, Nepal, and Pakistan, a longtime adversary of the United States.
A NONPARTISAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE MEASURE:
- Government relations manager at the nonpartisan Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), blasted the measure: “It is insulting to the American people that Democrats would rather secure the borders of countries such as Oman, Pakistan, and Libya while our own states on the border are overwhelmed with illegal immigration,” Huennekens said.
- “The omnibus package offered exactly zero dollars for the hiring of any additional border or immigration agents and also took steps to dismantle enforcement tools such as the 287(g) program.”
- “This shows that Democrats are simply out of touch with the American electorate, who overwhelmingly disapprove of President [Joe] Biden’s handling of immigration,” he said. “Democrats ignore our raging border crisis at their own peril.”
BACKGROUND:
- Republican lawmakers pushed back against the measure, and attempted to retain about $2 billion in previously allocated border wall construction funds, but the measure contained no new funds for border security.
- According to CNS News, there are also a number of other “pork” projects added to the massive bill.
