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Former US President Donald Trump (77) welcomed the failure of a bill on migration in the Senate and announced mass deportations if he were re-elected.
“From day one, I will end the Biden administration’s entire open borders policy and we will launch the largest national deportation operation in the history of the United States,” Trump said at a rally in the US state of South Carolina on Saturday.
“We have no other choice”
“We have no other choice,” the Republican emphasized. The rejection of the legislative package was “a major victory that every conservative should celebrate,” Trump continued.
On Wednesday, a legislative package worth 118 billion dollars (about 110 billion euros) failed due to resistance from Republicans in the US Senate. The so-called National Security Supplemental Act includes $60 billion to support Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel and $20.2 billion for border security. The compromise negotiated by Democrats and Republicans also includes numerous changes to immigration policy.
Border policy becomes a matter of election campaigns
Tying foreign aid to the issue of U.S. border security was originally a concession by Biden’s governing party to Republicans. The reason for the current resistance from Republicans is the rejection by Trump, who wants to retake the White House in the presidential elections in November – and use border policy as a campaign issue.
The right-wing populist has openly positioned himself against the reform package, putting pressure on his Republican lawmakers to see it fail. The House of Lords is now considering a package that completely decouples foreign aid from border policy. (kes/AFP)
Source: Blick
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