Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has told Congress the country's “broken” immigration system is in need of a top-to-bottom update. Pushed to the negotiating table by Republicans, the Biden administration is considering the long-shot effort as the price to be paid for the president's $106 billion year-end request for Ukraine, Israel and national security needs.