Workers construct tents and a playing field for immigrant children housed at an encampment near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Republican conference chairman sounded a cautious note on Thursday about the prospects of passing immigration legislation, saying in a Fox News Channel interview only that his Republican-led chamber would have see if it can pass any bill that comes out of the House of Representatives.
"I think what we ought to be able to pass, if nothing else, in the Senate is something that does codify the president's executive order so we can address this issue of keeping families together," said Senator John Thune, referring to President Donald Trump's order on Wednesday allowing immigrant children detained at the country's southern border to remain with their parents.
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