House Passes Resolution Denouncing Housing Illegal Immigrants in Public Schools

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a nonbinding resolution on June 22 that denounces the government taking control of spaces in public elementary and secondary schools to house illegal immigrants.
Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious issues separating Democrats and Republicans, and the vote approving the resolution was strictly along party lines, with 219 Republicans voting yes, and 206 Democrats voting no.
The lower chamber of Congress took up discussion of the act following its debate, which lasted for about an hour and 15 minutes, of Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) controversial resolution to impeach President Biden, an action that was opposed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. The impeachment resolution was ultimately sent to two committees, which delayed a vote on the measure….}

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