Tennessee Rep. Burchett slams bipartisan Senate border bill, calling it 'bogus'

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., slammed the upcoming bipartisan border bill that the Senate is expected to vote on this week, calling it "bogus."

"It's just bogus," Burchett said on the Tuesday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "This thing is as dangerous as a caulk gun. We're in some serious trouble. We got an election rolling in."

The bipartisan border act would mandate expulsions only when more than 5,000 illegal immigrants enter the U.S. daily. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., was slammed for the legislation by fellow Republicans earlier this year as he was one of the negotiators of the bill. 

The Senate is supposed to vote on the legislation on May 23, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. 

"4,999 can come over the border every day, but when it hits 5,000, these miraculous walls come down and they stop everything," Burchett explained. 

Burchett predicted Democrats are fine with getting illegal immigrants into the U.S. because it means more voters for them in the 2024 election.

"I read some facts the other day," he said. "There's several congressional seats that would not be in Democrat hands if it weren't for the illegals that are in the district. Imagine that. Illegals dictate a congressional district."