But GOP leaders plan to pass their own legislation Wednesday and vote down the House bill, leaving Pelosi with a take-it-or-leave-it proposition heading into the July Fourth recess. For months, advocates have been warning that deaths at the border would increase as migrants are forced to cross in more unsafe areas by USA policies that make it harder for those seeking asylum to turn themselves in at ports of entry.
Republicans and the White House far prefer the Senate measure but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pressing for quick negotiations to merge the bills - promising that Democrats won't knuckle under to demands to send the Senate bill directly to President Donald Trump without changes. "Earlier Wednesday, the Senate voted down the House-passed version of the bill by a 55-37 margin".
Instead, the bill places strict requirements on the Trump administration requiring government officials follow regulations related to the detainment of migrant children and prohibits Homeland Security enforcement against refugee sponsors. "As a result, the House has not made much progress toward actually making a law, just more resistance theater".
The Senate vote was 84-8 and came after an emotional debate highlighted Wednesday morning by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's display of a blown-up image on the Senate floor depicting a shocking photo of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande.
The same provisions that helped win over progressive Democrats were denounced by House Republicans as "poison pills". "This is not a partisan issue, taking care of children".
"The President's cruel immigration policies that tear apart families and terrorize communities demand the stringent safeguards in this bill to ensure these funds are used for humanitarian needs only - not for immigration raids, not detention beds, not a border wall", said House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.
Four liberal Democratic freshmen voted against the measure: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashid Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
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The House's $435 billion bill excludes funding for enforcement measures and focuses on providing more resources for CBP to better properly handle the record number of migrants being apprehended-especially children. Democratic presidential hopefuls face a challenge as they gather in Miami this week for the opening round of primary debates: presenting immigration ideas that go beyond simply bashing President Donald Trump's administration. Agencies are about to run out of money and failure to act could bring a swift political rebuke and accusations of ignoring the plight of innocent immigrant children. Many were kept there for weeks and were caring for each other in conditions that included inadequate food, water and sanitation.
But the public outcry was re-ignited on Tuesday following a report that numerous children had been returned to the Clint facility just days after being transferred out amid the public outcry. The incident was only an extreme example of the dire conditions reported at numerous locations where detainees have been held, and several children have died in USA custody.
It's amusing how all of a sudden we now have a border crisis after weeks of news segments suggesting that this was a figment of President Trump's imagination or better yet-a manufactured crisis. Federal agencies involved in immigration have reported being overwhelmed, depleting their budgets and housing large numbers of detainees in structures meant for handfuls of people. The government would have to replace contractors who provide inadequate care.
There are a number of immigration issues now being addressed in Congress, including an approximately $4.5 billion spending bill to provide emergency resources to the rising number of immigrants entering the U.S.at the southern border.
The Border Patrol reported apprehending almost 133,000 people last month - including many Central American families - as monthly totals have begun topping 100,000 for the first time since 2007.
Rights groups cautioned that Sanders's resignation would not end the mistreatment of immigrants in border centres.
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