(The Center Square) – Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and U.S. Border Patrol along party lines.

The two Senate committees tasked with constructing a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill both unveiled the text of their proposals late Monday night. Taken together, the bills allocate a grand total of $72 billion for federal immigration enforcement operations over the next three years.

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