6/5/2019

BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic leaders are facing sharp pushback from rank-and-file members on plans to deliver billions of dollars to ease the migrant crisis at the southern border, threatening to drag out another border funding fight with President Donald Trump. Leaders of several groups, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have told top Democrats they oppose sending Trump even one more dollar for the border without a slew of strict conditions — complicating any deal with Republicans. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her deputies are under intense pressure to deliver money before the Fourth of July recess in order to avoid being accused of starving the government’s refugee programs. It’s forced Democrats into another agonizing debate on immigration that could expose simmering tensions across the caucus. The president in early May asked Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency aid to address the influx of Central American migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance.”

Sarah Ferris, “Dems clash over funding for Trump’s migrant crisis,” Politico, June 5, 2019 3:08 pm