Speaker Johnson Pushes GOP-Only Border Bill as Talks Hit Impasse

Prospects for a bipartisan deal on immigration dimmed Wednesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson dug in on Republican legislation that Democrats argue goes too far in securing the US border with Mexico.

Johnson, who led a GOP delegation to the border earlier in the day, called the House bill the “necessary ingredient” to curb an influx of migrants that has had rippling effects across the country, including in northern cities.

The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, was intended to turn up the heat on President Joe Biden and Democrats for border-policy changes.

Democrats widely oppose the bill, which would narrow ...