Immigration policy is drawing separate responses from congressional Republicans and Democrats after the midterm elections, according to reporting from The Hill and The Guardian. Both outlets published their reports on Wednesday.
According to The Hill, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), who is poised to be a key player in any bipartisan immigration reform efforts in the next Congress, said he is waiting for a signal from President Trump about which provisions to include. Lankford said Trump has already said he wants to do something on the issue, but he added that "I don't know what that would be."
The Hill's headline states that Republicans will defer to Trump on the next immigration push, placing the president at the center of the next step on the Republican side.
According to The Guardian, a group of congressional Democrats on Wednesday pressed for immediate efforts to rein in the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement operation. The Guardian reported that the lawmakers want to "bring sanity" to the immigration system.
The Guardian also reported that the Democrats declined to give details on their plans to reform or abolish the agency at the center of the operation. Its headline ties the push to voter backlash to ICE raids.
The Guardian further reported that Trump commented on the immigration system after what it described as his party's midterm drubbing.
The two accounts differ in emphasis. The Hill reports that Republicans are waiting on the president for direction, while The Guardian reports that Democrats are pressing for immediate action to limit enforcement. Neither report, as described here, says whether the two approaches will be reconciled.
Sources: The Hill: Lankford says GOP will defer to Trump on next immigration push; The Guardian: Democrats push to rein in Trump on immigration after voter backlash to ICE raids.