Republican Senators Have No Plan to Stop Biden’s New Immigration Protections

GOP lawmakers said there’s little they can do to block President Joe Biden’s latest actions on immigration. “The real answer is win in November and reelect President Trump,” Sen. Ted Cruz said.

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Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans said President Joe Biden’s latest immigration action was an abuse of power. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Republicans are furious about President Joe Biden’s latest executive action to protect certain undocumented immigrants, especially because, for now, they can’t do anything about it.

“The real answer is win in November and reelect President Trump and give us majorities in the Senate and House,” Sen. Ted Cruz told NOTUS.

The executive action announced on Tuesday opens a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses of American citizens who have been in the country for more than 10 years, making it easier for them to access work permits. It follows a previous action that limited the number of migrants who could claim asylum if border crossings reached certain thresholds.