Top House Republicans’ bill would return US to Trump-era border policies

A duo of top House Republicans unveiled a proposal Thursday to address the migrant crisis at the southern border by finishing construction on former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall.

The Border Security for America Act, brought forward by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, and House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), would return the United States to a Trump-era immigration approach in the midst of an administration with polar opposite policy stances. “Under President Biden’s weak leadership this border crisis knows no limits as every American community bears the brunt of weak border security,” the House Homeland Security Committee ranking member said in a statement.