Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
YUMA, Ariz. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement today after returning from a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Southwest border:
“This week, I revisited the border as part of a bipartisan group to consider how Congress can address the challenges of migration and security. In discussions with law enforcement, community leaders, advocates, and asylum seekers and after seeing the border firsthand, I’m only more convinced of the urgent need for congressional action. We cannot continue with a system that empowers smugglers, puts migrants in danger, leads to multiyear asylum backlogs, and relegates millions to live forever in the shadows. As President Biden made clear in his visit to the border this week, only congressional legislation can create a lasting solution to our immigration challenges.”
U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) led the delegation to the border, with Senator Coons joining Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in travel to sites in El Paso, Texas and Yuma, Ariz.
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