Ukraine-aid deal

Congress was considering a deal which would trade military aid for Ukraine for restoring the wrecker's border wall and cruel treatment if people crossing the border.

The articles I've seen do not explicitly say, but I think that the aid for Ukraine would be temporary and the border repression would be permanent.

That alone makes it a deal for suckers. Never make a permanent concession in exchange for a temporary one! If you accept that kind of deal, you're inherently at a disadvantage and you will lose ground every year.