The US Senate on Thursday rejected sweeping immigration reforms for the second time this year as Republicans again blocked what would have been the toughest border security package in decades, dismissing it as a Democratic “gimmick.”
Polling invariably shows immigration as a priority for voters ahead of November’s presidential rematch between President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump, with illegal crossings at historic highs.
The Border Act, hammered out by both sides over months of negotiations, initially had broad support but was killed by Republicans in February after an 11th-hour intervention from Trump, who is making the border a central campaign issue.
Democrats brought it back to the floor Thursday, where it fell at…
