Border Surge, Delta Variant Complicate Biden’s Immigration Agenda
A surge of illegal crossings at the southern border and the rapid rise of the Delta variant have complicated President Biden’s plans as he looks to overhaul immigration policy and muster support in Congress.
The administration delayed winding down public-health restrictions at the border as Covid-19 cases rose. Mr. Biden signaled support for a plan from Democrats in Congress to attach to their $3.5 trillion budget package a path to citizenship for Dreamers—people who came to the U.S. as children and have lived in the country illegally—and millions of other immigrants in a politically...