Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
The U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus said Monday that most of its 103 members would oppose an emergency spending package for Ukraine , Israel , and Taiwan that empowers the Republican House majority to undermine protections for asylum-seekers, reinstate Trump-era travel bans, and implement other anti-immigrant policies.
aid to Ukraine upon what GOP lawmakers call 'border security' measures meant to stop migrants including people legally seeking asylum from entering the United States. As Common Dreams reported Friday, Senate Republicans, backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson , are working to include provisions of the Secure the Border Act—which calls for hiring more U.S. Border Patrol agents, continuing construction of the border wall, and other policies—as part of the broader funding package.
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