House Republicans Auditioning to be Trump's Immigration 'Apprentice'

House Republicans are rushing the Donald Trump Act to the floor this week – a wildly partisan, misguided bill that second-guesses the decisions of police chiefs around the country about how to best ensure public safety.

This bill isn't intended to solve a problem – but rather to demonize immigrants and appease the angry, anti-immigrant, Donald Trump-Steve King wing of the Republican Party. From The Hill:

A vote on the bill is likely Thursday, according to a GOP leadership aide….The issue has also been highlighted in the 2016 presidential race, most notably by Republican businessman Donald Trump.

Americans won't be surprised that Republicans are wasting precious legislative time on another extreme bill designed to generate a talking point in the increasingly rabid Republican presidential primary. After all, Speaker Boehner has spent years making empty promises on immigration reform – only to bend over backwards for the Donald Trumps and Steve Kings of his party.

As Speaker Boehner and House Republicans rush the Donald Trump Act to the floor this week, they're staking their claim to an important title in today's Republican Party: The Donald's Immigration Apprentice. But, the safety of our neighborhoods and local communities should not be a pawn for Speaker Boehner's latest gambit to hide his failure to act on comprehensive immigration reform.