Immigration Deal Highly Unlikely This Week

Playbook: “Aides to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) are continuing to talk and are likely to meet this afternoon to continue to try to work out an immigration deal. Based on what we know about Congress, there is a zero percent chance that a deal can be reached at this point and passed this week.”

“The big question: Will Congress be able to pass a short-term stopgap spending bill this week? Will House GOP defense hawks and conservatives give the leadership another month of negotiating? Will Senate Democrats allow a short-term spending bill to pass without an immigration deal?”