Article 6JDZ8 Joe Biden blames Trump for imminent end of immigration bill – video

Joe Biden blames Trump for imminent end of immigration bill – video

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President Joe Biden accused Republicans of caving in to Donald Trump's wishes and opposing a bill to tighten immigration policy that the party had demanded. The $118bn package would pair federal enforcement policy on the US-Mexico border with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and others, overhauling the asylum system with tougher enforcement and giving presidents new powers to expel migrants if border authorities deem themselves overwhelmed by the number of people requesting asylum. In his speech at the White House, Biden said the bill would help the country, but because it would not aid Trump's bid for presidency, it wold not make it to the Senate floor to be discussed

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