Rep. Grijalva Statement on Senate Border Agreement
February 05, 2024
February 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
"The Senate missed an opportunity to create thoughtful and lasting immigration reform and to confront and humanely manage our humanitarian crisis at the border. Instead, the bill doubles down on punitive measures that read like an extreme Republican wish list filled with failed Trump-era immigration policies."
"The bill lacks any legal pathways to deal with the status . . .
"The Senate missed an opportunity to create thoughtful and lasting immigration reform and to confront and humanely manage our humanitarian crisis at the border. Instead, the bill doubles down on punitive measures that read like an extreme Republican wish list filled with failed Trump-era immigration policies."
"The bill lacks any legal pathways to deal with the status . . .