Boehner Stalls on Immigration With Focus on Obamacare
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The House’s chances of passing a revamp of U.S. immigration policy this year are fading as Republicans say they want to avoid distractions from their focus on blaming Democrats for Obamacare.
House Speaker John Boehner, who said a week ago it was “time to deal with” U.S. immigration policy, said yesterday it will be difficult to pass a bill this year because fellow Republicans don’t trust President Barack Obama, whose term ends in 2017, to enforce the changes.