6/7/2018

DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday [6-7-18] struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended. At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to ‘put pen to paper’ to get legislation before the full House. He provided no timeline. Ryan provided no timeline. But some centrist Republicans did, as they continued to press – against Ryan’s will – a rare procedure to force House votes on immigration legislation, including a bill mainly supported by Democrats. Representative Jeff Denham, the leader of the rebellion, said that unless leadership produces a new immigration bill by Tuesday, he will put a ‘discharge petition’ in motion.”

-Susan Cornwell, Amanda Becker, “U.S. House Republicans offer ideas, no solutions yet on ‘Dreamer’ immigration,” Reuters, June 7, 2018 10:25 am