Immigration storm bears down on Republicans

House Republicans left Washington last week relieved that their ugly, months-long fight over immigration was behind them.

The reality? It’s far from over.

President Donald Trump has been pestering Congress to send him big money for his border wall with Mexico, a demand that could lead to a government shutdown just weeks before Election Day.

And lawmakers might not even have that long to ignore the issue. A series of court rulings expected in the coming weeks on Dreamers as well as separated migrant families will crank up the heat up on GOP lawmakers and underscore their inability to govern when it comes to immigration.

“This is certainly a setback today, but it’s not the end,” Rep. John Faso, a moderate New York Republican, told POLITICO last week after a GOP immigration bill failed in the House. “The issue is not going to go away.”