Biden and Trump trade blame as border bill falters

BBC News:

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are trading blame for the stalling of a bipartisan immigration bill.

The measure has already been rejected by House Republicans and is facing mounting Senate opposition.

Mr Biden said in a White House speech that his predecessor would “rather weaponise this issue” than solve it.

Mr Trump’s campaign said Biden policies were “causing death, destruction, and chaos in every American community”.

Supporters – including Democrats and Republicans in Congress – argue that the 370-page bill would stem the record-setting pace of undocumented immigrants at the southern US border.

If passed, the legislation would spend hundreds of millions of dollars on border wall construction.

It would also fast-track decisions on asylum cases, limit humanitarian parole, and expand the authority to deport migrants.