Democrats’ $1.5 trillion omnibus bill would provide funding for border security in eight foreign nations—many of whom are U.S. adversaries—while providing no new funding for U.S. border security. The omnibus bill allocates $370 million to “enhanced border security” measures in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, of which $150 million alone is set to go toward border funding in Jordan. In addition, the bill provides funding for border security measures in Libya, Nepal, and Pakistan, a longtime U.S. adversary. As a compromise, GOP lawmakers retained around $2 billion in previously-allocated border wall construction funds, but the omnibus bill contains no new funds for border security along the U.S. southern border. Preston Huennekens, government relations manager at the nonpartisan Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), blasted the measure in a statement to The Epoch Times. “It is insulting to the American people that Democrats would rather secure the borders of countries such …
Omnibus Bill Funds Border Security For Eight Foreign Nations
March 10, 2022
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