The Washington Examiner’s Byron York argued Tuesday that the dilemma facing Congress with the recent border bill underlines the key difference in how the Republican and Democratic parties aim to address the border.

Members of both political parties, especially Republicans, have criticized the border deal, with many arguing the bill fails to secure the border properly. York, a chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, explained that the Democratic Party has wanted to “accommodate” the influx of illegal immigration along the southern border, whereas the Republican Party has wanted to stop the flow of illegal immigration.

“Those are really the two big differences, the single big difference between the parties,” York said on Fox News’s America Reports. “And that’s the difference you can actually see in this bill that if you have a provision in which you would only close the border, you don’t do that, but close the border if 5,000 people come over every day for a week, Republicans just find that just gobsmacking. I have no idea how Biden could support such a thing.”

York also expressed criticism over how President Joe Biden has responded to the disagreements concerning the border bill, with the president claiming that former President Donald Trump does not want the bill to move forward in the legislative process. York argued that Republican lawmakers have “plenty of reasons” to oppose the bill, regardless of what Trump has said about it.

Additionally, York argued that this border bill has “election 2024 written all over it,” with York believing Biden is attempting to get this bill passed to say he worked to address the border ahead of the election. Conversely, if the bill fails to make it to Biden’s desk, York stated that Biden could argue to voters that he tried to address the border but was held back from doing so because of Trump and Republican lawmakers.

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The harsh criticism of this border bill has been discussed by many lawmakers on both sides, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stating on Monday night that the bill is “an immigration bill, not a border security bill.” He has vowed that he and his fellow House Republicans will stop the bill from ever passing.

“When I said it’s dead on arrival, I mean dead on arrival,” Johnson said. “We are going to have to work this every other angle that we can and make sure we’re taking care of our responsibilities here.”