White House Pushes Back Against GOP's Immigration Crisis Bill

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House is pushing back against a House Republican bill aimed at fixing the immigration crisis at the border.

The GOP legislation would devote $659 million in emergency funding to deal with the influx of unaccompanied children — far less than the $3.7 billion requested.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says, “They’re refusing to take the kind of action that would ensure the administration has the necessary resources to deal with what they themselves describe as a serious problem.”

The bill would also change laws to make it easier to deport children from Central America and require that immigration hearings be held within one week of the children being apprehended by Border Patrol.


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