Compromise immigration bill flops in the House as 112 Republicans reject it

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After weeks of rocky negotiations, House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a plan from Speaker Paul Ryan that attempted to marry conservative and moderate provisions to legalize “Dreamers” and secure the border.

The bill failed with no votes from Democrats, and it got even less support from Republicans than the more conservative bill that failed last week.

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