Conservatives push Ryan for vote on hardline immigration bill

Swim19 · 01-23-2018, 09:30 AM

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The Republican Study Committee, an influential group of more than 150 Republicans, on Tuesday will announce it has voted to support an immigration bill from conservative hardliners and will push for a vote on the legislation, setting up a potential showdown between the House and Senate on the issue.

The nearly two-dozen-strong steering committee of the RSC voted to make the decision to back the bill, which also would extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, from committee and subcommittee chairmen Bob Goodlatte, Mike McCaul, Raul Labrador and Martha McSally, and warned against cutting a deal with Democrats behind conservatives' backs.

"The Securing America's Future Act is the framework to strengthen border security, increase interior enforcement and resolve the DACA situation," the steering committee said in a statement. "We believe an eventual stand alone floor vote is essential. We oppose any process for a DACA solution that favors a backroom deal with Democrats over regular order in the House."

The move follows a commitment secured by the House Freedom Caucus, a smaller group of conservatives, in exchange for their votes on government funding for leadership to whip the bill. Those efforts to push the House to the right could complicate efforts to reach an immigration compromise in Congress, as moderates in the Senate convinced Republican leadership during the weekend shutdown to make a commitment to move to an open floor debate in the Senate on immigration if no deal is reached.

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"Are we at 218, I'm not pretending that we are, but I believe this is the direction we should be headed," Walker said. "I think ultimately (a vote) is our ask. The only other things that we have seen out there are pieces of legislation that, though well intended, may garner 20 or 25 Republican votes here or there. That's why we believe this is the framework to get things moving."

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/politi...ill/index.html

The only good news about the article is even they don't think they are at 218 votes in the House.

jaylove16 · 01-23-2018, 09:33 AM

These guys really hate us lol. What happened to all these so called moderates who support us?

Adrian2145 · 01-23-2018, 09:35 AM

Hopefully we get a bipartisan deal with the WH

FarikoXpress · 01-23-2018, 09:40 AM

Lets get a big win for DACA

Rida980 · 01-23-2018, 09:53 AM

Can someone plz summarize the goodlatte bill?

JJ Glo · 01-23-2018, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Rida980

Can someone plz summarize the goodlatte bill?

Not good. Believe me!

Rida980 · 01-23-2018, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Glo

Not good. Believe me!

Just checked it out...of all the bills theyre pushing for this!!! I dont thinks dems will agree to it

BestBefore1984 · 01-23-2018, 09:59 AM

It's set up to give you the illusion of being wanted here by providing you with the opportunity to travel/work; however, if one reads between the lines, it's purpose is to gradually deport DREAMers + other immigrants. It's set up to imprison you and set you up for failure.

TonyM203 · 01-23-2018, 09:59 AM

Please not Goodlatte's bill...

dreamer__13 · 01-23-2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BestBefore1984

It's set up to give you the illusion of being wanted here by providing you with the opportunity to travel/work; however, if one reads between the lines, it's purpose is to gradually deport DREAMers + other immigrants. It's set up to imprison you and set you up for failure.

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Conservatives push Ryan for vote on hardline immigration bill