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Article snippet: MORE and House GOP leaders have launched a full-court press to build support for their compromise immigration bill ahead of Thursday’s critical vote. A handful of on-the-fence Republicans — including Reps. MORE (N.C.) — were hauled to the White House on Wednesday so Trump could personally sell them on the immigration package. Attorney General MORE made the trek to Capitol Hill, where he urged members of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) to back two competing immigration bills that are set to come to the House floor on Thursday. Trump also made the surprise decision to sign an executive order ending the separation of minors from their parents at the southern border, which had stoked controversy and raised the stakes for Thursday’s votes. It was perhaps the first time Trump had completely reversed course on such an issue, and underlined the tremendous blowback the White House faced over the unpopular policy. The family separation issue has created a political and public relations crisis for the Trump administration and Republicans in the middle of a key midterm election year. “Trump and Republicans are getting their asses kicked” over this issue, one conservative GOP lawmaker told The Hill. Trump’s move to unilaterally end the crisis could solve the most pressing immigration quandary for congressional Republicans, but the House GOP would still have no clear solution to protect “Dreamers” who came to the United States illegally as children and face ... Link to the full article to read more