Republican messaging bills such as the Laken Riley Act that were dead on arrival in the last Congress have sprung to life with a GOP-led Senate and President-elect Donald Trump headed to the Oval Office.

But the immigration bill may be one of the few success stories on the horizon as the Senate gears up for a jam-packed schedule and confirming Trump’s Cabinet nominees that will take top priority.

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