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Senate Passes $70B Immigration Funding Bill 52-47

Senate Passes $70B Immigration Funding Bill 52-47

Senate Passes $70B Immigration Funding Bill 52-47
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The Senate's $70 billion immigration enforcement bill is a massive victory for border security, delivering $40 billion to ICE and $26 billion to Border Patrol through 2029. Democrats fought tooth and nail to block it, proving they'd rather obstruct enforcement than secure the border. The SAVE Act's defeat — killed 48-50 by a handful of Republicans — shows the uniparty is still standing in the way of common-sense voter integrity laws backed by over 80% of Americans.

Handing $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol through a partisan reconciliation maneuver — bypassing normal congressional procedures entirely — is a blank check for agencies already accused of brutality and lawlessness. Zero accountability measures were attached to this funding bill, meaning these agencies face no oversight while communities bear the consequences. Sneaking the SAVE Act into the mix makes clear this was never just about border security — it was voter suppression dressed up as enforcement.


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