Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan by Sen. Ruben Gallego

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., unveiled a border security and immigration reform plan endorsed by House Democrats. The plan includes a 'five-pillar' framework combining border security and immigration reform.

Key Points

  • Combines border security and immigration reform
  • Endorsed by House Democrats
  • Designed to address root causes of irregular migration

Pros

  • Combines GOP priorities like staffing-up the Border Patrol with Democrats' favored 'pathway to citizenship'
  • Seeks to reform the asylum process and increase annual green card quotas
  • Aims to tackle root causes of irregular migration and combat cartel violence

Cons

  • Criticism from White House spokesperson Kush Desai for not needing a new bill to secure the southern border