Daily Border Bulletin: Immigration Hangs on Border Security, Schumer Says IR Will Pass by July 4, IR Bill's Tough Path in Senate

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Immigration Reform Deal Hangs on Border Security The bipartisan Gang of Eight hopes to pass their immigration reform bill in the Senate with a supermajority of votes to force the House to take action on the legislation. However, Senate and House Republicans, including Gang of Eight member Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), are pushing back saying the bill needs to be stronger on border security. Referencing the recent Obama administration scandals, Rubio is advocating that Congress instead of DHS take charge of the border security plan.  

Schumer Predicts Immigration Reform Will Pass By July 4 Partisan opinions remain strongly opposed regarding the future of immigration reform in Congress. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confidently asserted yesterday that the bill would pass the Senate by July 4 with enough of a majority to compel the House to take it up. However, many House Members remain determined to take their own step-by-step approach, if any, to immigration reform.

Immigration Bill Faces Tough Path in Full Senate The Senate, which returns from recess today, is expected to take up the immigration reform bill by next week in what could be a very difficult debate. The Gang of Eight is confident in their work, but the bill still faces mixed criticism that it is too strict on requirements for citizenship or not strict enough on border security, citizenship, and tax measures. "We can pass this out of the Senate," Flake said. "The question is, can we get enough votes to convince the House to vote."