House Speaker Strongly Opposes Senate's Border Deal—Claiming It Would Be 'Dead on Arrival' in Lower Chamber

House Speaker Mike Johnson strongly opposed the new U.S.-Mexico border and Ukraine bill introduced by the Senate on Sunday, Feb. 2.

The American official claimed that the new bipartisan bill will not become law since it would be "dead on arrival" once it reaches the lower chamber.

House Speaker Strongly Opposes Senate's Border Deal—Claiming It Would Be 'Dead on Arrival' in Lower Chamber — U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) gives a brief statement to reporters about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine after a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the U.S. Capitol October 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

As of writing, House Republicans are against the new border deal of the U.S. Senate because they want stricter rules on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Aside from this, Johnson shared other reasons why he would not vote for the new U.S.-Mexico border and Ukraine deal. Here's what he said.

House Speaker Strongly Opposes Senate's Border Deal

According to Fox News' latest report, Mike Johnson said that the new border proposal is "even worse than expected," which is why it would not pass the lower chamber.

"I've seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won't come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created," said the House speaker.

"As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, 'the border never closes,'" he added.

Mike Johnson claimed that if the bill reached the House, it would be dead on arrival. All these statements echo his recent comments before the U.S. Senate officially unveiled the bipartisan bill.

"If rumors about the contents of the draft proposal are true, it would have been dead on arrival in the House anyway," he recently said to House Republicans.

Other Republicans Against Senate's Bipartisan Bill

Aside from Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is also among the Republicans who are strongly against the new U.S.-Mexico border and Ukraine deal.

Scalise said that the bill, which includes millions of dollars in foreign aid and a major immigrant system overhaul, will not receive a vote in the House, ABC News reported.

Steve Scalise said that the Senate Border Bill of the Senate and Biden Admin doesn't tell Americans that it aims to allow 5,000 illegal migrants per day.

Aside from that, Scalise also claimed that the new deal would give automatic work permits to asylum seekers, which could further attract more immigrants to the U.S.

GOP Whip Tom Emmer (Minnesota) also doesn't support the new U.S.-Mexico border and Ukraine deal, saying that the bipartisan bill and other legislations that will promote one illegal crossing will not be supported by the House.