Second House Republican Joins House Democrats To Support Immigration Bill

Second House Republican Joins House Democrats To Support Immigration Bill

On Tuesday, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) became the second House Republican to cosponsor an immigration reform bill that was introduced by House Democrats in early October. Although House leaders have expressed disinterest in bringing any bill that does not have the majority support of House Republicans, Ros-Lehtinen’s public support could pressure other moderate House Republicans to sign on to the House Democrat’s immigration bill which already has 185 supporters.

Only three days earlier, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) became the first House Republican to support the House Democrat’s immigration bill.

“It’s important to keep the conversation going in trying to fix the broken immigration system,” Ros- Lehtinen said in a statement. “I favor any approach that will help us move the negotiations forward. Other Members may soon produce a bipartisan product that may also deserve support and I’m cautiously optimistic that we can pass meaningful immigration reform.”

The House Democrat’s immigration bill is modeled after the bipartisan Senate immigration bill and a House Republican-approved border security measure.

Read more here: http://thinkprogress.org/immigration...t-immigration/

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