Bipartisan Immigration Play in House Faces a Political Reset

House lawmakers working on a long-shot bid to overhaul US border and immigration laws say they’re charging ahead after the election, though rapidly shifting power dynamics in Washington threaten to derail any deal.

Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) have spent months quietly crafting an immigration proposal they hope will attract support on both sides of the aisle, as well as among businesses, law enforcement, and faith-based groups.

Broad immigration legislation always faces near-impossible odds on Capitol Hill. GOP control of both chambers makes prospects even bleaker, as the party increasingly favors border crackdown policies without corresponding overhauls ...