Lankford Disappointed in Gridlock over Immigration Reform, Border Security

The U.S. Senate shot down several immigration proposals on Thursday, including U.S. Senator James Lankford’s Secure and Succeed Act. He is disappointed at the gridlock.

“I have been in countless meetings and private conversations to bring us to a solution that would pass the House and be signed into law by the President. I am very disappointed that the Senate was unable to move forward on any immigration legislation this week. After months of private and public debate, this was a unique opportunity to give citizenship to young people who came to this country years ago with their parents, and to finally secure our southern and northern borders. Border security and commonsense immigration reform has been a bipartisan issue for years. Most of what was proposed by the President and Senate Republicans has passed the Senate multiple times over the past fifteen years, but not today. It’s disappointing that Democrats would not come to the table simply because President Trump supported it. Immigration reform is complicated and emotional, but it is essential that we keep working until we reach a good faith solution for the future of all Americans,” said Lankford.


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  1. Deborah Schaer, 16 February, 2018

    “The law is reason, free from passion”, senator. You can not “give” citizenship nor should you. These are not children. Work to stop the distortion of the 14th Amendment. No more anchor babies. Mandatory E verify. Stop being a stooge for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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