The Daily 202: Immigration is tearing Republicans apart
Immigration is tearing Republicans apart House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) confers with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the Capitol on Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Look at how Kevin McCarthy spent his Wednesday to understand how the immigration debate could rip apart the Republican coalition. -- The House majority leader began the day by pleading with Republican lawmakers at a closed-door meeting not to sign onto a discharge petition that would force an up-or-down vote on protecting “dreamers,” whose status has been in jeopardy since President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program last year. McCarthy warned members that passing a moderate immigration bill would make it much easier for Democrats to win control of the House – by depressing conservative base turnout and derailing the rest of th...