Likewise, the deal would allow up to 35,000 illegal aliens to
arrive
at the U.S.-Mexico border every week before requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to impose border controls. Also in the deal, illegal aliens would get expedited work permits to take American jobs and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) would be provided taxpayer-funded lawyers.
Security forces take measures as hundreds of migrants cross the Rio Grande River to reach the United States in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on December 28, 2023. (David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Late last week, members of the Oklahoma Republican Party [OKGOP] State Committee
adopted
a resolution to condemn and censure Lankford for his work on the deal.
“Be it resolved that the OKGOP strongly condemns Senator James Lankford, if and to the extent that he continues these actions, and calls upon him to cease and desist jeopardizing the security and liberty of the people of Oklahoma and of these United States,” the resolution reads:
Be it resolved that until Senator Lankford ceases from these actions,
the Oklahoma Republican Party will cease all support for him.
[Emphasis added]
The OKGOP members make it clear in their resolution that the party’s platform
supports
“limited legal immigration” to the U.S. that cuts existing annual admissions “to prevent an adverse effect on our national security, wages, housing, environment, medical care, or schools.”
Migrants take part in a caravan towards the border with the United States in Arriaga community, Chiapas State, Mexico, on January 8, 2024. (STRINGER/AFP)
“We oppose a ‘path to citizenship’ that would grant citizenship to illegal aliens,” the OKGOP members noted, adding that “authorizing several thousand people to invade our borders before any action can be taken is contrary to the oath that Senator Lankford took to the Constitution and therefore outside of the area that he is authorized to negotiate on.”
While Republicans condemn the deal, President Joe Biden has
announced
his endorsement.
“For everyone who is demanding tougher border control, this is the way to do it. If you’re serious about the border crisis, pass a bipartisan bill and I will sign it,” Biden wrote in a statement.
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