Biden caves on immigration to win $60 billion for Ukraine

https://nytimes.com/us/politics/biden-immigration-ukraine

To win the $60 billion he wants to prolong the Ukraine war, Biden is offering to cave to GOP demands on immigration, including making it harder for migrants to gain asylum.

Senior Biden administration officials have told both sides in the negotiations that the White House is open to making it more difficult to gain asylum in the United States, according to four people familiar with the matter. One such measure would impose a stricter definition for migrants to meet when they claim they need refuge because they fear persecution in their home countries.

But Republicans say that is not enough. They want the United States to impose policies that would make most migrants ineligible for asylum and require them to wait in Mexico until their case is processed.