DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), facing rising discontent within GOP ranks over congressional inaction on immigration policy, is working to tamp down an attempt by a group of centrist Republicans to force votes on the issue. Speaking to reporters Thursday [5-10-18], Mr. Ryan argued that the move to use a ‘discharge petition’ to force floor votes on immigration legislation risked handing Democrats a legislative victory while also triggering a veto by President Donald Trump…The discharge petition was initiated by lawmakers including Carlos Curbelo of Florida and Jeff Denham of California, vulnerable House Republicans in heavily Hispanic districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. It gained momentum thanks to the support of other vulnerable Republicans and an assortment of others from districts with agricultural interests that rely on immigrant workers. The measures in question run the gamut from one backed by Democrats to establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to a more conservative approach that would provide $30 billion for a border wall and that emphasizes interior enforcement. In the middle is a bipartisan bill that includes border-security measures and would give protections to the young immigrants, widely known as Dreamers, and eventually offer citizenship. A fourth measure is a placeholder that Mr. Ryan can fill with legislation of his choosing.”
-Siobhan Hughes and Kristina Peterson, “Immigration Push Heats Up in the House,” The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2018 5:28 pm