House Speaker revives immigration battles in bid to shift shutdown blame from GOP feuds

With an impasse in Congress, the U.S. government is on the verge of a massive shutdown.  NPR reports that the Republican leadership is attempting to make immigration enforcement the reason for the shutdown:

“Days ahead of a possible government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to shift the conversation away from internal party divisions — toward the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border.

In recent days McCarthy, R-Calif., has repeatedly sidestepped reporters’ questions about the House’s plans to keep the lights on at federal agencies and whether he would work with Democrats on any spending plan. Instead, he is insisting that a short-term stopgap spending measure to keep the government funded include Republican-passed border policies.”

KJ