GOP staves off immigration revolt -- for now

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday tamped down a Republican insurrection on immigration — at least temporarily — with vows to “put pen to paper” on a compromise bill to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers.

During a two-hour, closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol, Ryan and other GOP leaders urged their troops not to endorse a procedural move to force votes on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — known as a discharge petition — and instead give leaders more time to forge a compromise that can win 218 Republican votes.

“The next step is to start putting pen to paper and get legislation to the floor,” the Wisconsin Republican told reporters afterwards.

The promise seems to have bought them some time in their search for an elusive DACA deal that can win the support of centrist immigration reformers and conservative hardliners. Indeed, several moderates who have remained open to signing the petition said after the meeting that they’ll refrain from doing so while GOP leaders seek a compromise.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/391191-gop-staves-off-immigration-revolt-for-now?userid=229233

Kick the can down the road. It's the GOP way.

[bearsfootball516]

1. Remember back in January when they promised to look at reform in March?

And then in April, and then...

[Wounded Bear]

2. GOP staves off accomplishing anything meaningful...

FIFY

Hey, it was nip and tuck for a while, but "rational" Republican heads prevailed and banded together to make sure nothing gets done on immigration policy this session.

[Corgigal]

3. Decisions

Please the racists OR the rich, who own the companies that need the illegals to stay afloat, who then pay into the Republican Party.
Earthquake a coming.

[awesomerwb1]

4. Paul Spineless Incompetent Ryan is only buying time

until he can get out and move on to a much better paying/less stressful lobbyist job.

Pass the buck....again and again....