Biden's Immigration Negotiations Risk Alienating Core Constituency

As negotiations continue, the potential for sweeping restrictions on migration in exchange for aid to Ukraine and Israel faces opposition from prominent Latino Democrats and progressive lawmakers.

President Biden is in negotiations regarding funding for Ukraine and immigration reforms, with the potential for sweeping restrictions on migration in exchange for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Proposals being discussed include making it more difficult to gain asylum in the U.S., restricting the use of an immigration policy known as humanitarian parole, and a policy that would rapidly turn people away at the border once arrests at the border reach a certain height.
Prominent Latino Democrats, including Senators Alex Padilla and Ben Ray Luján, have openly opposed Biden's concessions in the border talks, warning that a return to Trump-era policies would exacerbate the problem.
Congressional Republicans are insisting on tougher border measures as their price for greenlighting billions in additional aid to Ukraine, putting the future of U.S. military assistance to Kyiv at risk.
Despite opposition from progressive and Hispanic lawmakers, talks are continuing over the weekend, with the White House and Senate leaders pushing for a framework of the border deal by Sunday.