GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [6-15-18] that he would not sign a compromise immigration bill worked out by Republican lawmakers in the House, severely damaging its prospects ahead of a vote planned for next week. Speaker Paul D. Ryan is planning to hold votes on two immigration measures: a hard-line conservative bill, which is almost certain to fail, and new legislation worked out by Republican immigration moderates and House conservatives, which Mr. Ryan promoted on Thursday [6-14-18] as a ‘very good compromise’ that he hoped would pass. On Friday morning, Mr. Trump seemed to dismiss the measure…Just on Wednesday [6-13-18], Mr. Ryan told House Republicans that Mr. Trump was enthusiastic about their effort on immigration. A draft of the compromise bill was circulated among lawmakers on Thursday. The measure would make sweeping changes to the nation’s immigration system, shifting preference from the family members of American citizens to employment-based criteria, and creating a special visa program that would give young undocumented immigrants the chance to become citizens based on factors like employment and education. The bill would also toughen rules for asylum seekers, and would provide billions of dollars for Mr. Trump’s promised wall on the southwest border while imposing new limits on legal immigration.”
-Thomas Kaplan and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Sign’ G.O.P.’s Compromise Immigration Bill,” The New York Times online, June 15, 2018