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01-11-2018, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jaylove16 View Post
Told of Cotton’s public criticisms, Graham snapped back: “Senator Cotton can present his proposal. We presented ours. I’m not negotiating with Senator Cotton, and let me know when Senator Cotton has a proposal that gets a Democrat. I’m dying to look at it.”

Flake added that “I don’t think we’ll get all Republicans — I never thought that.”

Meanwhile, other Republicans have released a flurry of new legislation in recent days designed to placate the concerns of conservatives wary of a potential bipartisan deal.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) and Reps. Raúl R. Labrador (R-Idaho) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday unveiled a conservative plan that would grant dreamers an opportunity to apply for a legal residency that would be renewed every three years. Democrats and some Republicans reject such a plan.

The bill also would authorize construction of border walls and fencing; allow federal immigration and security agencies to hire at least 10,000 new agents; end the diversity lottery program; end the ability of new U.S. citizens to legally move family members into the United States; withhold federal funding from cities that refuse to help federal agencies enforce immigration laws; and intensify use of the E-Verify system to check an employee’s immigration status.

Privately, aides to GOP leaders say the bill would not be able to pass in the House.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.439de16d5b79

Good thing Goodlatte’s bill is DOA.
Ah! you beat me to it. I was just going to bold that part that Goodlatte's bill is DOA.
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