Some House Republicans see progress on ‘Dreamer’ immigration deal
Fearing defeat in November congressional elections and possibly their control of the House of Representatives, conservatives want to demonstrate to their voter base that they have been pushing forward on Trump's demands to clamp down on immigration. Photo: Reuters
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress who are pushing for action on immigration legislation said on Thursday they were getting closer to an agreement on a bill that President Donald Trump could support.
“I think we’ve had better discussions in the last 48 hours than in the last 48 months,†said Representative Mark Meadows, chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.
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