FAIR Take | May 2023

Last week, Senate Democrats introduced an emergency supplemental funding bill in an effort to demonstrate they are addressing the crisis at the southern border. The bill, entitled the Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023 (S.1600), is sponsored by two key members of the Senate, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.). Senator Durbin serves both as Majority Whip and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Peters is Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Twelve other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus have joined these two Senators in co-sponsoring the bill.

Unfortunately, instead of offering any meaningful solutions to the border crisis, S.1600 further encourages and funds the rapid processing and release of illegal aliens into the United States. In fact, the bill actually rewards illegal aliens with taxpayer dollars and creates even more incentives for illegal immigration. To illustrate, S.1600 proposes the following spending:

• $14.5 million to the Department of Justice’s Civil Division to fight lawsuits brought against the government related to the southwest border.
• $47 million to the Department of Justice to fund United States Attorneys (federal prosecutors) “for increased law enforcement activities related to Southwest border enforcement.” However, none of this money may be used to prosecute aliens for illegal entry if the alien has a pending asylum...

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