Democrats have made it clear that they are the party of open borders and defunding law enforcement. They kept the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down for nearly two months, repeatedly moved the goalposts on negotiations to fund the agency, and ultimately walked away from bipartisan talks. Then, just before Easter, every Democrat in the Senate showed their true colors by refusing to fund the law enforcement and border security components of DHS.

Needless to say, Democrats’ extreme position is unacceptable for Republicans, and I would think for most Americans too. So while Democrats embrace open borders and defunding law enforcement, the Republican majority will move ahead to fund these critical agencies without their support through the budget reconciliation process.

It is shameful what Democrats have done to Homeland Security. Since October, Democrats have subjected this department to not one but two record-breaking shutdowns, forcing some department employees to go without pay for extended periods of time. Republicans tried to work with Democrats; we tried to negotiate with them on reforms to immigration enforcement that they said that they wanted. But time and again, Democrats blocked our attempts, moved the goalposts in bipartisan negotiations, and eventually just walked away.

But that won’t be the end of the story. First, thanks to our foresight in the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, immigration enforcement and border security are funded through the end of this fiscal year. Now that it’s clear that we can’t trust Democrats to fund law enforcement, Republicans are going to take up a bill through budget reconciliation that will allow us to fund these missions through the remainder of the Trump administration without Democrats.

Democrats have once again shown their embrace of open borders and defunding law enforcement. They refuse to fund the deportation of criminal illegal aliens. They refuse to fund drug interdiction and border security. They refuse to fund the agency that investigates drug smugglers and human traffickers. And they refuse to fund Border Patrol. Apparently, the Biden administration’s four years of record-breaking illegal immigration weren’t enough for Democrats. Based on their present position, they’re perfectly willing to allow the border crisis of the last administration to return. Republicans won’t let that happen.

It’s mindboggling, but Democrats don’t really believe in securing our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. It’s now clear that Democrats were never interested in a solution, they were just interested in a political talking point. But I don’t think “defund law enforcement” is a winning message for my Democrat colleagues.

Republicans are in complete agreement that we need to ensure law enforcement and border security are fully funded, and we’re going to ensure that they are funded quickly and completely to keep our border secure and America safe.