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... The bill in question, the Dignity Act, is not new and has little chance of getting a vote in this Congress. But pent-up frustration from conservatives over President Trump delivering on mass deportations and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown turned into a pile-on over the bill.

It's also highlighting the division between moderate Republicans aiming to combat a decline in support for the GOP among the Hispanic and Latino voters who helped propel the party to victory in 2024, and hard-liners who argue the bill would be a betrayal of promises made to voters.

At the center of the uproar is Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the bill's designer who has for years advocated for immigration reform, a position that is often lonely in today's Republican Party. Her Dignity Act is largely in the vein of compromise immigration policy bills that have come before it. ...