House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office announced late Tuesday a vote on two immigration bills next week to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.
Specific details of the two bills will be released Wednesday morning. They are aimed at appeasing the ideological wings of the House GOP. One is expected to be a more conservative measure preferred by the House Freedom Caucus, and the other a more moderate one supported by more centrist Republicans.
It is unclear if either measure has the support to pass the House. Neither bill is expected to draw much, if any, Democratic support.
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