Senate Democrats revive bipartisan border security bill as GOP vows to block it again
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are planning to force a vote Thursday on the bipartisan border security package that Republicans blocked earlier this year, an attempt to flip the script on immigration politics, a major vulnerability for President Joe Biden.
The legislation, negotiated by Republican and Democratic senators, is designed to reduce border crossings, raise the bar for migrants to qualify for asylum and quickly turn away those who fail to meet it. It empowers the president to shut…