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Source: 30dB.com – GOP-and-Immigration
The GOP has been trying for weeks to put together an immigration bill to satisfy both progressives and conservatives, while providing funding for a border wall between Mexico and the U.S. Many in Congress also hoped to provide immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a path to citizenship. However, Republicans aligned with the right-wing Freedom Caucus faction have stood firm in their opposition to the deal. The House of Representatives will vote on the bill Wednesday, but social media users have already cast their ballots. Most netizens have a dim view of the GOP’s latest immigration plan, with 82 percent of users holding negative opinions of it. Many online say that the Republicans are wasting time while children separated from their families suffer at the border. If Democrats stick to their guns and refuse to pass the bill, Freedom Caucus opposition could force the Republicans back to square one. –Hugo Guzman
Republished from 30dB