US Border Security Package

What is the goal of the bipartisan border security package?

Who helped kill the legislation earlier this year?

What is one of the powers the bill would give to the president?

According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, what is the current state of the southern border?

What is the expected outcome if the bill becomes law?

Who has endorsed the bipartisan border security package?

What is the minimum number of votes required to advance the bill?

Why do Republicans plan to filibuster the legislation?

What is the Democrats' strategy regarding immigration?

What did the Biden administration propose recently?

What is the timing of the upcoming election?

Who negotiated the original border package with Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema?

Border Security Legislation

Senate Democrats plan to force a vote on a bipartisan border security package that was blocked by Republicans earlier this year.
The legislation aims to reduce border crossings, raise the bar for migrants to qualify for asylum, and quickly turn away those who fail to meet it.
The bill empowers the president to shut down the border if certain triggers are met.
If passed, it would be the most sweeping set of migration restrictions in decades.
President Joe Biden has endorsed the bill, but former President Donald Trump helped kill it earlier this year.

Republican Opposition

Republicans, including Sen. James Lankford, one of the original negotiators, vow to filibuster the legislation.
They dismiss the vote as a political messaging exercise less than six months before the November election.

Democratic Strategy

Bringing the bipartisan bill back to the floor is part of Democrats' broader election year strategy to go on the offense on immigration.
Democrats aim to show that Republicans are not serious about fixing the border crisis.
The strategy includes holding votes on bills that the GOP would oppose and considering executive actions that Biden could take.

Context

The southern border is in desperate need of more resources, and the immigration system is in serious need of repair.
The administration proposed a new rule to accelerate the asylum process this month.
The bill will require 60 votes to advance and is expected to fail due to overwhelming Republican opposition.

This quiz is about the bipartisan border security package aimed to reduce border crossings and raise asylum qualifications. It also discusses the president's power to shut down the border.