In a new insight, Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring breaks down the key points of the Senate-passed Secure America Act, the reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies.

Key points:

• The nearly $70-billion reconciliation package is centered on immigration enforcement agencies, specifically Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• The original $72-billion package was revised to remove or rewrite certain provisions that violated the Senate’s “Byrd Rule,” or that received intense pushback from lawmakers; these revisions included removing $1.5 billion in additional funding for the Department of Justice and $1 billion for the U.S. Secret Service.
• The legislation now goes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on the package next week.

Read the analysis.