Article snippet: The House on Thursday rejected a hard-line immigration bill — introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (R-Va.) — after leadership postponed a second vote on a compromise measure written with centrists. The 193-231 vote came a day after MORE signed an executive order ending the controversial practice of separating children from parents who cross the border illegally. A second vote on the compromise measure has been delayed until Friday as leaders seek to rally support for it. There will also be a conferencewide meeting on immigration at 4:30 p.m., which will give GOP leaders one last chance to rally the party around the legislation and convince the remaining holdouts to get on board with the plan. The compromise measure would provide a pathway to citizenship for up to 1.8 millions "Dreamers," provide $25 billion for Trump's border wall and other security measures, and prevent families from being separated at the border. Trump's Wednesday executive order, a rare reversal for the president, followed days of bipartisan — and global — condemnation of his "zero tolerance" policy toward families crossing the border illegally. Trump has made immigration a signature issue of his administration, and he blames Democrats for the situation at the border. House leadership had expressed pessimism on the chances for either Goodlatte’s legislation or a second compromise bill written with centrists, both of which come as the growing crisis at the border dominated headline... Link to the full article to read more