House Republicans plan to vote Thursday on dueling immigration packages — but both are largely expected to fail, delivering a defeat to GOP leadership as the party struggles to address the family separation crisis at the border.

President Donald Trump appears to have been unable to convince wary conservatives to back a carefully-crafted immigration package with his address to GOP lawmakers Tuesday night. And an increasing number of GOP lawmakers are now urging their leaders to take up a narrow approach to prevent the Homeland Security Department from splitting migrant children from their parents.

Many on the far-right interpreted the president’s call to action as little more than lip service for a leadership-backed bill that includes a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, funding for Trump’s wall with Mexico and provisions to halt family separation.

They’re still wary of voting for a bill they fear will be viewed as “amnesty,” leaving GOP leaders with far fewer than the 218 votes needed to pass the plan.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/20/republican-immigration-bill-status-655882