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Ryan Tries to Thread the Needle on DACA Solution

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An immigration deal to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation will be bipartisan Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday, but he left the door open to voting on a bill that is not expected to draw Democratic support.

Many House Republicans are pushing for a floor vote on a bill introduced Wednesday by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte that Democrats panned.

The measure would authorize construction of a wall along the southern border, eliminate the visa lottery program and green card programs for extended family and decrease overall immigration levels by about 25 percent per year. Regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program for young undocumented immigrants that ends in March, the bill would provide a 3-year renewable legal status for current DACA recipients but would not create a special path to permanent legal status or citizenship.

“It’s a good bill,” Ryan said. But asked if he would bring it to the floor, the speaker said, “We’re working on that.”

Asked how he could both predict a bipartisan DACA solution and consider voting on the Goodlatte measure when Democrats oppose it, Ryan said, “I don’t know if all Democrats are opposed to that.”

“The Goodlatte bill is a DACA solution,” he said. “The Goodlatte bill brings peace of mind to the DACA kids, and it also shows, ‘Here’s what the security piece looks like.’ That is constructive. The Goodlatte bill doesn’t say don’t help DACA kids. ... It says here’s one way to solve this problem.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Democrats do not support the Goodlatte bill, and that “it has no prospect for success” because a majority of Republicans don’t even support it. She called it “a little dance” the GOP is doing to appease its conservative members.

“It doesn’t share any of the values that we’ve been talking about all along,” she said. “It’s a nonstarter. I wouldn’t waste my time on it.”

Ryan may need to allow a vote on the Goodlatte bill to appease his largely conservative conference, which is full of immigration hardliners. If they can pass it without Democratic support that could help strengthen the GOP position in bipartisan, bicameral negotiations.

“Anything we can do to pass to advance these causes and issues I think is helpful and constructive to getting a bipartisan agreement that’s going to happen,” Ryan said.

But Ryan offered clues the Goodlatte bill is not something that could pass both chambers and get to President Donald Trump’s desk, such as his repeated use of the word “constructive” in describing it.

Separate bipartisan negotiations are underway, led by the No. 2 congressional leaders — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin.

“I’m confident that we’ll get a solution before too long,” the speaker said in referencing those talks.

The Wisconsin Republican predicted a DACA deal would ultimately be bipartisan and get the support of a majority of Republicans.

“I think we’ll be able to put together a DACA compromise that has the majority support of our party,” Ryan said.

Pelosi was also optimistic about a DACA deal, noting she expects one by the Jan. 19 government funding deadline.

“We have to have a deal in hand. ... And people are on a good course to get it done,” she said.

Pelosi was critical of another CR without a DACA deal.

“There’s no point in having another CR unless we have an agreement on DACA,” Pelosi said, saying spending levels and disaster aide also need to be part of that.

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Just as expected, Ryan will be the demise of all this work. He's not going to put Flake's bill to a vote. No way. He's fucking evil. Wretched fool.