Senators Eye Border Deal

Wall Street Journal: “Tightening the initial standard immigrants must meet when applying for asylum could form the basis of a bipartisan border agreement in the Senate, where a group of lawmakers is racing to strike a deal before the end of this year that could unlock billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.”

“Unlike in previous efforts to reach a bipartisan immigration compromise, Democrats in the group haven’t conditioned their support for a deal on legalization for the population of immigrants living in the country illegally.”