WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday defeated a Republican bill designed to significantly reduce visas for legal immigration into the United States and to temporarily protect illegal “Dreamer” youths from deportation.
The House defeated the measure on a vote of 193-231 as a group of Republicans joined Democrats to sink the plan.
The House had been scheduled to vote on a second immigration bill on Thursday that could appeal to more Republicans, but Republican leaders postponed consideration of that measure until Friday as they sought to build more support, according to a senior House Republican aide.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
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