Mitch McConnell Caps Democrats’ Afghan MigrationNeil Munro 11 Oct 2021
GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) quietly shut down the Democrats’ push to create an open-ended inflow of unskilled and culturally alien Afghans into Americans’ jobs, society, and elections.
McConnell, in alliance with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), used their 50 votes in the Senate to block the mass-migration legislation drafted by the House.
The result was a compromise where Afghan migrants get extra financial aid, but the migrant pipeline was sharply reduced and the proposed Afghan fast-track to green cards and citizenship was dropped.
“McConnell and Grassley led Republicans a pushing back on the White House’s demands and negotiating it down to benefits rather than green cards while people are being vetted,” a source told Breitbart News.
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