Jayapal tells fellow Dems not to 'out-Republican the Republicans' on immigration amid funding talks

The head of the House Progressive Caucus on Thursday told her fellow Democrats that they should not try to "out-Republican the Republicans" on immigration and border security.

Republicans – who had demanded stricter border security measures to combat the ongoing migrant crisis – have said there have been positive signs from the talks and suggested a deal could be within reach. But left-wing Democrats and immigration activists have accused the White House of "selling out" migrants and asylum seekers. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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Jayapal, the chair of the House Progressive Caucus, responded on X, formerly Twitter, to a tweet by Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent, who said sarcastically that Republicans had promised not to attack President Biden over the border as part of the deal.