The $118 billion bill that Senate leaders put forward this week is a deal that never should have been made. The proposal puts the U.S. and world at greater risk for wider war, props up the inexcusable actions of the far-right Netanyahu government, and adopts a Trump-like approach to immigration.
Bad for Americans. The deal puts forward $118 billion for war and border militarization at a time when Congress budgeted to cut domestic services, including nutrition programs for women and children.
Bad for Immigrants. The bill embraces Trump’s immigration policies, restoring funds for a border wall, doubling down on immigrant detention, and gutting the legal asylum system.
Bad for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. The bill props up the far-right Netanyahu government’s assault on Gaza, which both the International Court of Justice and a U.S. Court have found to plausibly represent genocide.
Bad for Peace. The U.S. has launched new strikes in the Middle East with increasing frequency, and this bill’s support for the Israeli military will only inflame regional tensions more. And, this bill spends tens of billions more on the war in Ukraine with no exit strategy.
What’s Not in this Bill
The bill strips funding for UNRWA, the main aid agency …read more
Source:: Institute for Policy Studies