Yes, a trick. If it was simply a bill of x dollars to fund the wall, nothing more, nothing less, that’d be fine. But I suspect amnesty and open borders Ryan and his deputies are simply using this shiny object (wall funding) to sneak through their pro-chamber of commerce cheap labor legislation before they leave.
“I suspect amnesty and open borders Ryan and his deputies are simply using this shiny object (wall funding) to sneak through their pro-chamber of commerce cheap labor legislation before they leave.”
According to the article, there is nothing in the bill for policy (no DACA, visas, or immigration issues) - no tradeoffs for the Democrats.
But there is no chance of this becoming law (needs 60 Senators) - it is just an election statement. The House members will go on record voting for it, showing their commitment to the issue, if they keep the House.
It would have to be voted on again in January, if enough Senators would then support it. If Republicans keep the House and increase in the Senate, we will likely see a wall funding bill of some sort - that is the one that the cheap labor lobby will try to insert their mischief.
So much depends on how the midterms turn out.