President Joe Biden would veto legislation that’s aimed at improving border security if a House Republican-led measure is approved by Congress, the White House said on May 8.
The Secure the Border Act of 2023, or H.R.2, would require construction on the U.S.–Mexico border wall to resume, impose a minimum level of U.S. Border Patrol agents, and require a plan to enhance border security.
If enacted, the proposal would “provide real, thoughtful solutions to restore order at the southwest border, enhance our national security, and most importantly, protect unaccompanied minors—something that the administration has refused to acknowledge and failed to act upon,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), a co-sponsor along with Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)…}