House Republicans worked all weekend, but still unclear if the votes are there for bill of immigration

During the weekend, assistants and members worked to see if they could include a provision to extend E-verify, a program used by the US government to check the immigration status of workers, as well that a visa program for guest workers. But there was little evidence that the changes would be enough to get the bill through.

The reality for the House conference – and Republican lawmakers in general – is that immigration policy has not changed. Long a problem that has revealed partisan schisms in their ranks, Republicans still disagree. Moderates the path to citizenship for people who have been illegally brought to the United States as children. The Conservatives have been wary of signing anything that can be interpreted by their base as an "amnesty". And, that's just the beginning. Divisions on legal immigration numbers, guest worker programs and even E-check have paralyzed the party to solve the problem countless times before.

"Republicans should stop wasting their time on immigration until we have elected more senators and congressmen in November Dems are just playing, do not have the ## 148 ## ########################################################################## Intention to do something to solve this decades-old problem! "Trump tweeted.

"What I would like is that the president has the same message," said Rep. Mike Coffman, a Colorado Republican who faces a difficult reelection in a pivotal district. "The message that he had when he spoke to us in camera against the message in terms of talking to the American people."

Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon, told reporters that the tweet was "a bit of a surprise".

"The best way to pass a law is to systematically support a position," Walden added later.

Pressed if the president did that, Walden said, "I'll leave it there."

"If they see a weakness, they will come by the millions," Trump said at the rally.

Republicans were supposed to have already voted on their immigration proposal last week, but in a last-minute decision, leaders chose to stay in the hope that a last-minute negotiation would bring them closer. of the passage.

Deputy Deputy Chief Patrick McHenry, a Republican from North Carolina and one of the GOP 's top tellers, disagreed with the prospects for a different outcome, saying that the policy of the GOP is to Immigration was the same as Friday.

But as part of the pressure to find a compromise and appease the moderates, leaders also had to agree to put a Conservative immigration bill – generally at a disadvantage around Capitol Hill as the Goodlatte bill for the government. Author Bob Goodlatte from Virginia. Thursday, this bill received 193 votes, more than expected, but still below the necessary votes.

When asked why Republicans did not stop wasting their time after Trump's tweet, McHenry replied "it's a very good question".

He then added "votes were promised in order to disable the discharge petition".

"There was a promise that was made and the intention is to accomplish it," he said.

Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, told CNN on Sunday to Jake Tapper that he would continue to deploy surveillance to ensure that children and families were reunited, but Johnson noted that "I do not want to be there. Obama administration had problems with children in the care of the Department of Health and Social Services. When asked if he was sure the Trump administration could unite families who are still separated, Johnson said "they say they do it".

"We will continue our surveillance on this," Johnson said.