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| Republican immigration overhaul fails in heavier than expected defeat | Republican immigration overhaul fails in heavier than expected defeat |
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| The US House of Representatives has soundly rejected an immigration reform bill, despite a last-minute intervention by Donald Trump to overcome the deep internal divisions that have fractured Republicans on this issue for more than a decade. | The US House of Representatives has soundly rejected an immigration reform bill, despite a last-minute intervention by Donald Trump to overcome the deep internal divisions that have fractured Republicans on this issue for more than a decade. |
| Judge orders US to reunite families separated at border within 30 days | |
| In a embarrassing defeat, more than 100 Republicans joined Democrats to reject the bill in a vote of 121-301. The measure was designed to meet Trump’s hardline vision of the US immigration system, including funding for a border wall and increased interior enforcement against undocumented immigrants. | In a embarrassing defeat, more than 100 Republicans joined Democrats to reject the bill in a vote of 121-301. The measure was designed to meet Trump’s hardline vision of the US immigration system, including funding for a border wall and increased interior enforcement against undocumented immigrants. |
| After the vote, a group of centrist Republicans, who triggered the latest push for immigration reform, expressed their dismay that weeks of negotiating with rightist conservatives failed to produce a viable plan. | After the vote, a group of centrist Republicans, who triggered the latest push for immigration reform, expressed their dismay that weeks of negotiating with rightist conservatives failed to produce a viable plan. |
| “What we witnessed today was a minority of Republicans joining every Democrat in the House to double down on a failed, broken, inefficient, unfair and at times cruel immigration system,” congressman Carlos Curbelo, a Republican from Florida, said after the vote. | “What we witnessed today was a minority of Republicans joining every Democrat in the House to double down on a failed, broken, inefficient, unfair and at times cruel immigration system,” congressman Carlos Curbelo, a Republican from Florida, said after the vote. |
| Congressman Jeff Denham, a Republican from California, said Wednesday’s failure showed that immigration reform must be a bipartisan effort. | Congressman Jeff Denham, a Republican from California, said Wednesday’s failure showed that immigration reform must be a bipartisan effort. |
| “What was obvious today is that Republicans cannot pass a 218-[vote] Republican bill, just as Democrats couldn’t in 2010,” he said, vowing that this was not the end of the road for their immigration push. | “What was obvious today is that Republicans cannot pass a 218-[vote] Republican bill, just as Democrats couldn’t in 2010,” he said, vowing that this was not the end of the road for their immigration push. |
| Curbelo noted that a majority of Republicans supported a plan that would offer undocumented young immigrants, known as Dreamers, a pathway to citizenship, suggesting that such a provision could be a part of future bipartisan negotiations. | Curbelo noted that a majority of Republicans supported a plan that would offer undocumented young immigrants, known as Dreamers, a pathway to citizenship, suggesting that such a provision could be a part of future bipartisan negotiations. |
| The lawmakers declined to provide details on their next move. Republicans are likely to turn next to a more narrow plan that would end the separations of migrant families at the border, a Trump administration practice that drew fierce international condemnation. Senators are also considering a plan that would address this issue, though it is unlikely to happen before the Fourth of July recess. | The lawmakers declined to provide details on their next move. Republicans are likely to turn next to a more narrow plan that would end the separations of migrant families at the border, a Trump administration practice that drew fierce international condemnation. Senators are also considering a plan that would address this issue, though it is unlikely to happen before the Fourth of July recess. |
| The so-called “compromise” plan was brokered by GOP leadership in an effort to stave off a revolt led by Curbelo, Denham and other moderate Republicans who represent districts with large Hispanic constituencies. GOP leaders successfully kept them from forcing a series of votes on immigration bills that may have passed with a majority of Democratic support but failed to find consensus among their ranks. | The so-called “compromise” plan was brokered by GOP leadership in an effort to stave off a revolt led by Curbelo, Denham and other moderate Republicans who represent districts with large Hispanic constituencies. GOP leaders successfully kept them from forcing a series of votes on immigration bills that may have passed with a majority of Democratic support but failed to find consensus among their ranks. |
| The measure evolved to address two urgent crises triggered by Trump’s hardline immigration agenda: his cancellation of a program that shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, known as Dreamers, and the “zero-tolerance” policy which led to the family separations. | The measure evolved to address two urgent crises triggered by Trump’s hardline immigration agenda: his cancellation of a program that shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, known as Dreamers, and the “zero-tolerance” policy which led to the family separations. |
| Seventeen states sue Trump administration over family separations | |
| As proposed, the measure would have included $25bn for Trump’s long-sought wall along the southern border – though Trump had promised during the campaign that Mexico would pay for its construction. It would also limit legal immigration, provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and end family separations. | As proposed, the measure would have included $25bn for Trump’s long-sought wall along the southern border – though Trump had promised during the campaign that Mexico would pay for its construction. It would also limit legal immigration, provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and end family separations. |
| Republican leader twice delayed a vote on the measure last week after Trump advised Republicans to “stop wasting their time” on a bill that could not pass the Senate. | Republican leader twice delayed a vote on the measure last week after Trump advised Republicans to “stop wasting their time” on a bill that could not pass the Senate. |
| Hours before the afternoon vote, however, Trump urged Republicans to pass the legislation to show voters that “WE WANT STRONG BORDERS & SECURITY WHILE THE DEMS WANT OPEN BORDERS = CRIME”. | Hours before the afternoon vote, however, Trump urged Republicans to pass the legislation to show voters that “WE WANT STRONG BORDERS & SECURITY WHILE THE DEMS WANT OPEN BORDERS = CRIME”. |
| After the vote, Trump laid responsibility for the defeat on Democrats, who have expressed frustration at being excluded from the negotiating process. | After the vote, Trump laid responsibility for the defeat on Democrats, who have expressed frustration at being excluded from the negotiating process. |
| “You’re not going to get the Democrats to vote for anything,” Trump told reporters. “We can give them 100% of what they wanted, and double it, they still wouldn’t pass it.” | “You’re not going to get the Democrats to vote for anything,” Trump told reporters. “We can give them 100% of what they wanted, and double it, they still wouldn’t pass it.” |
| He added that the issue of immigration would be “a great election point” for Republicans. “I think strong borders and no crime, that’s us,” he said. | He added that the issue of immigration would be “a great election point” for Republicans. “I think strong borders and no crime, that’s us,” he said. |
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