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    Immigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP

    House Republicans are struggling to find consensus on an immigration bill that can unify the GOP's ideological divide over how to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.
    by Susan Davis Jun 07, 2018 4 minutes

    Updated at 12:23 p.m. ET

    House Republicans huddled for hours Thursday morning in another attempt to find party unity on an issue that divides the GOP like no other: immigration.

    The meeting concluded with little tangible progress towards a final bill, but Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters there was agreement within the House GOP that they would continue to work on a bill that addressed "four pillars" of immigration policy outlined earlier this year by the White House. Ryan said that is "the most optimistic, plausible chance of getting (a bill) into law."

    The four pillars include a path

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