Democrats Refused to Include Measures to Address Illegal Immigrant Crisis in Cities: Sen. Lankford

Newly proposed bipartisan comprehensive immigration and asylum reforms face tough road ahead in both chambers of Congress.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) speaks during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of Chris Magnus to be the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 19, 2021. Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Senate Democrats negotiating with Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on provisions to reform U.S. immigration laws refused to even discuss including any provisions to relieve problems in big cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago connected to the flood of illegal immigrants enabled by President Joe Biden, according to the senator.

When asked by The Epoch Times if any provisions addressing such problems were included or discussed, Mr. Lankford said such discussion was off limits from the beginning of the negotiations that began weeks ago.