House Gop Passes Border Bill — Likely To No Effect – Cnn.com

A split between tea party conservatives and more moderate Republicans over how to respond to the immigrant surge from Central America threatened to further delay the start of the five-week summer break for Congress. GOP leaders abruptly pulled the bill from the House floor on Thursday, to address concerns by some conservative factions. They came back Friday with a revised version that included more money for the National Guard. Among the changes: provisions making it easier to deport children back to Central America and scheduling a separate vote on a bill to deny President Barack Obama the authority to halt deportations of young immigrants — the so-called “Dreamers.” In one way, it worked: The updated version passed the House on Friday night, by a 223-189 resoundingly Republican vote.
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