27-06-2018 20:04 via sltrib.com

House defeats GOP immigration bill

The Republican-led House has killed a broad, GOP-written immigration bill. The rejection was expected because of Republican divisions and solid Democratic opposition.The defeat reflects GOP worries over alienating conservatives, whom they’ll need in this fall’s elections. The bill would give some immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children a chance for citizenship, and that’s anathema to hard-right voters.The 301-121 vote came despite President Donald Trump tweeting hi
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