Senate GOP: Border troops could lead to immigration compromise

Maybe the new order for troops to the border will turn into a compromise and can get some Republican backing for immigration reform this year. - - Donna Poisl

By David Weigel

I wrote earlier about how today's surprising immigration politics were good for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), but I was struck by the seeming readiness for compromise from Republicans who, at the start of the day, were beseeching the Obama administration to send troops to the border.
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