WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today voted to prevent the supplemental immigration bill from coming to the floor for consideration. The proposed bill does not meet the minimum threshold for addressing the crisis at the southern border. 

“One illegal crossing is one too many, yet this bill would allow thousands of illegal migrants a day into the U.S.,” said Risch. “That’s an insult to the American people who need and expect our laws to be enforced. To be very clear, it is a criminal and civil offense to enter America unlawfully. President Biden has the law, authority, and money behind him to stop this, but he won’t do it. To halt this chaos, we must enforce our laws, build the wall, and remove incentives to come here illegally.”

Risch has long advocated for common sense immigration legislation, including introducing and cosponsoring nearly a dozen bills.

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