Posted on 05/16/2018 12:06:56 PM PDT by ethom
- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday faced revolts from the right and center of his Republican Party as lawmakers fought over legislation that would protect young illegal immigrants from deportation.
At a morning press conference after huddling privately with rank-and-file Republicans, Ryan warned a small group of moderates that it would be a "big mistake" if they continued pushing a procedural maneuver to force votes on four separate immigration bills.
Instead, Ryan said he was working with the White House on a singular measure that would win President Donald Trump's support. At a press conference, Ryan did not provide details or a timetable for advancing such legislation.
So far, 18 of the House's 235 Republicans signed a petition aimed at forcing a wide-ranging immigration debate that would allow the bill with the most votes to advance to the Senate.
They aim to join forces with Democrats to pull off the rare procedural trick in defiance of leadership. Some of the 18 are retiring, while some others are moderates seeking re-election in November and represent districts with a significant number of Hispanics.
Meanwhile, Ryan also faced a challenge from the other wing of his party, as hard-right conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus discussed withholding their votes on an unrelated farm bill later this week unless Ryan agrees to bring to the floor a tough bill clamping down on legal and illegal immigration.
That measure, spearheaded by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, also would give temporary protections to the young "Dreamer" immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children.
Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan said Republican leadership had been telling members there does not appear to be enough support for passage of Goodlatte's bill, but Jordan still favors voting on it alone rather than having the House vote on it as part of a series of four measures that would be called up by the moderates' petition.
One of the four, a bipartisan bill, deals with the Dreamers and provides more border security, but not by building the southwest border wall Trump demands. Despite its potential for support from both parties, Jordan said it is not what the "American people" want on immigration.
Last September, Trump announced he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created in 2012 by then-President Barack Obama. It has protected some 800,000 undocumented immigrants from deportation, allowing them to study and work in the United States under temporary protection.
Trump called on Congress to pass legislation replacing DACA and providing permanent protections for the youths. But he has given conflicting statements on precisely what he would support and Congress missed a March 5 deadline for sending him a bill.
Like Trump, Ryan also has said he wants to deal with the DACA problem that has left the immigrants in limbo, but so far has refused to advance any bill.
Representative John Faso, a Republican who has signed the petition, told reporters: "I'm not happy with inaction" and noted that "time is running out" for Congress to do something before November's congressional elections.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, noting Trump's shifting positions, called for fast action and told reporters, "I don't know if the president knows if he would veto" the bipartisan bill.
Forget the nonsense about amnesty Ryan is not going to push it and Trump wouldn’t allow it anyway.
Read the damn article before opening your pie-hole.
Ryan is RIGHT much as that might offend you.
Are you paid to engage in the most violent behavior possible? Or just nuts?
You people have passed from falsehoods to outright insanity.
Unlimited illegal immigration destroys countries. It has been shown to be true time and again. So why are we destroying our country? How does it benefit citizens or both legal and illegal immigrants. The truth is it doesnt help anyone. It only deteriorates a country to the point where it is as bad or worse than the country illegals are escaping from.
Trump had better veto this POS DACA bill if it passes House and Senate.
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At least he can go out with a little class, good for you Ryan.
No Amnesty! Never Again!
Saw elsewhere the Hispanic birth rate is way down. Who will demo-rats bring in next. You cant walk across the pacific.
You are both right on!!! Come in the right or not at all....and that’s including all that Jim listed!!
Ryan has been in office since age 29. He was elected at Age 28. He is a punk who has never had a real job. Any amnesty is bad. We do not reward lawbreakers. Your piehole tells your age.
Looks like you threw a hissy fit at many.
Hey brain dead Repubs - do this dream act crap before you authorize the wall and I GUARANTEE YOU WILL LOSE BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TRUMP WILL BE A ONE TERM OR LESS PRESIDENT. Take it to the bank - I don’t need the results of any old stupid poll to see what is coming, being pushed by the Chamber of Amnesty.
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And with that accomplished, taxes will go up; districts will be redrawn to favor Democrats and the permanent Democrat rule of the US will begin; the Bible will be legally deemed hate speech by a Democrat ‘packed’ SCOTUS; the 1st and 2nd Amendments will be declared null and void, the list goes on ...
You’ll just love it under absolute Democrat one party system where your voting record determines your right to vote; children are encouraged to turn in any one speaking ill of the ruling party; many people disappear in the night; and so on ...
Looks like it on the face of it - here's hoping...
All of this blathering is only leading to amnesty for the illegals. The LEGAL American will foot the bill for these bastards,meaning the politicians, while the wetbacks will skate to legalized Citizenship without one clue where their loyalty’s lie.
Destruction from within.
Put me down as a DREAMER for that
When you don’t even recognize a POSITIVE development because of hatred, you have a big problem. Ryan is trying to STOP this bill. Geez
Your opinion. We all have them. U call it positive. Tell me what Ryan got passed as Speaker of the House? These folks promised us if they got the House they’d get rid of Obamacare. Then they needed the Senate. Next they needed all three. We gave them everything. They did one thing. You are obviously thankful for what he did against 18 who could not pass zip.
Who are you defending ?
The Koch Brothers Amnesty Express who demand Trump be removed .
I am defending Trump so it means defending our leaders.
As far as this has gone Ryan has done the right thing and should not have to hear ill-considered, destructive criticism. He is acting like we want him to.
You know as well as I that the Freedom Caucus doesn’t exceed more than 10% of the House, the tail does not wag the dog.
It succeeds when it attracts the support of the other 90%
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