EXCLUSIVE: SenatorTimScott proposes reinstating Title 42 border restrictions due to surge in fentanyl overdose deaths
The Republican senator from South Carolina detailed his proposals in an interview with Fox News Digital on May 8, 2023 in Goffstown, New Hampshire.wants to"reinstate" the Title 42 immigration restrictions, which are set to sunset this week, to combat the nation’s spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths.
Minutes later, in an exclusive national digital interview with Fox News, Scott outlined the goals of his plan. The senator said Republicans"bought in overnight and then the Democrats have slowly moved in as well.""We do have a lot of support. The good news is that we’re talking with the Democrats as well as getting on board for some of the legislation. I find that they’re very interested." Scott added that a handful of Democrats are already supportive of the"fend off fentanyl" measure."This is bipartisan legislation that I think could become law this year.
Since it was implemented in March 2020, as the worst pandemic in a century swept the globe, Title 42 has been used to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants either to Mexico or their home countries on the grounds that their entry into the U.S. could contribute to the spread of the coronavirus.
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