As LGBT rights advance, House takes aim at immigrants
As President Obama prepares an anticipated executive order on immigration, some see a noteworthy shift in GOP focus away from attacking LGBT rights in favor of targeting the immigrant community.
The final act of the U.S. House of Representatives before adjourning for August recess was passing a bill aimed at addressing the influx of Central American child refugees seeking relief at the Texas border.
But instead of passing an emergency $3.7 billion in supplemental funding requested by the White House to enhance capacity for detainment, the chamber passed by a 223-189 vote a much lower $694 million put together by conservatives like Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for a different purpose.
The legislation would adjust anti-trafficking laws so the child refugees can be sent home quickly and without deportation hearings. Additionally, it would terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, which enables deferred action on deportation for young, undocumented immigrants who entered the country at an early age, also known as DREAMers. -
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