Capitol Hill’s Immigration Impasse Likely to Stay in Ryan’s Wake

The announced departure of House Speaker Paul Ryan and several other mostly Republican members of Congress probably won’t shift the power balance enough to loosen the immigration logjam that’s persisted for years.

Whether the Wisconsin Republican--who announced April 11 that he wouldn’t seek another term--will act differently as a lame duck remains iffy at best. And the pressure of midterm elections this November is keeping lawmakers from voting on hot-button issues that could come back to bite them.

“There’s a question of whether Paul Ryan will be freed up to take action on immigration legislation now that he’s in ‘lame-duck’ ...