Fox News host falsely claims failed border bill was secretly 'DEI jobs program'

Following the failed bipartisan border bill in the Senate earlier this week, Fox News host Jesse Watters offered his take on what would have been included in the legislation.

"The border bill was just a government jobs program for amnesty," the right-wing pundit said. "Politicians wanted to hire 4,000 asylum officers to rubber-stamp asylum requests. Remember, the main qualifications were hiring anybody, especially an asylum officer as 'equity,' says the binder.Translation: the DEI hires are approving every asylum requests, and they grow the ranks of government unions, and their dues go to Democrats super PACs.

Watters continued, "I guarantee you, Biden's DEI asylum officers probably taking kickbacks from asylum applicants. Little envelope under the table. Yup. Welcome to America."

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During her speech during the Senate debate over the bill Thursday, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) said the Republicans' H.R.2 bill — opposed to the bipartisan bill — "continues the current flawed policy that allows migrants to get work permits without any asylum interview. Our bill ends that. And that's why the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board called our bill 'the most restricted migrant legislation in decades.' We make sure that only those actually fleeing violence and persecution can stay here and work after they pass a new, faster, tougher screening. And if someone doesn't finish the asylum process, their work permit gets taken away. H.R.2? Silent. H.R.2 doesn't even fund new detention beds, guys. H.R.2: another example of all talk and no action."

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