In the name of protecting national security, Republican lawmakers are demanding — and President Biden is reportedly considering — immigration measures that would chip away at our national security. For months, GOP lawmakers have held hostage proposed military aid for Israel and Ukraine. There is bipartisan agreement that our allies need this funding and that it’s in the United States’ security interests to help them fend off terrorist and authoritarian forces themselves. But Republican leaders have determined that they will not release the money unless Biden agrees to sweeping, draconian changes to the U.S. immigration system. Read the full opinion at The Washington Post.

Source: Washington Post December 27, 2023 13:18 UTC