https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...gration-379252

But privately, CHC members said they don’t see how Democrats can negotiate a DACA deal effectively if the House and Senate leaders are operating on two different playing fields.

The session also gave caucus members the chance to unleash pent-up frustration over Schumer’s hasty retreat in the shutdown fight.

“Democrats, we’re good at fighting, and I think we’re also good at mending fences,” said Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), one of the most outspoken members of the CHC, who blasted the Senate deal to end the shutdown last week. “That’s what we’re doing here — we’re trying to figure out a way forward.”

But some members openly questioned whether Democrats had a plan at all. Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas), a member of the CHC, didn’t attend the meeting but had harsh words for how Democrats are handling the immigration problem.

“There’s no question the Democratic strategy has been lost,” he said. “I think it’s one hot mess. But it’s not just a hot mess on the Democratic side, it’s a hot mess on the Republican side. And then it’s just a hot mess all the way around.”

Both sides are to blame.