WASHINGTON –Tonight, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor and requested unanimous consent for the Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely (RULES) Act, which would fix America’s broken asylum laws. When Senator Moreno attempted to his pass his bill, it was blocked by Democrats
“My mom and dad moved myself, my sister, and my five brothers to America to find a different opportunity, a better opportunity. We are part of a long line of immigrants who come to this country to make this country stronger and to make this country better, and to live our version of the American dream,” said Senator Moreno. “We know what happened [Mr. President] over the last four years at our southern border. It was a total and complete disgrace. It’s a disgrace not only because of the unlimited amount of people who came into this country – almost ten million encounters over a four year period – but it’s a disgrace because that’s not how we should be welcoming people to this country.”
Senator Moreno’s bill would:
(1)Require asylum applicants to file their request for asylum at legal ports of entry only.
(2)Prohibit the parole or release of asylum applicants into the United States.
(3)Prohibit applicants from claiming asylum again in the future after a previous application has been rejected.
(4)Prohibit any migrant caught in the United States illegally from ever claiming asylum in the future.
Watch Senator Moreno’s full remarks HERE.