Bennet Statement on Trump Administration Directing National Guard Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border

Statement

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that the President will sign a proclamation sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border:

"I have long advocated for strengthening border security as part of a comprehensive immigration reform package. Border security resources should be deployed with careful consideration, not as a politically motivated response. For months, my colleagues and I waited for the President to meaningfully engage on a bipartisan immigration bill that would increase border security resources and protect Dreamers. Unfortunately, the President failed to lead, and rather than find real solutions on immigration, he continues to stoke fear."

In February, Bennet introduced a bipartisan amendment with Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner that addressed protection for Dreamers and border security. For several months, Bennet also worked as part of a bipartisan group of six senators on an immigration agreement in response to President Trump's decision to rescind the DACA program. Additionally, he was a member of the Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group of senators that drafted and secured passage in the U.S. Senate of comprehensive immigration reform in 2013.

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