If immigration is going to move this year then we first have to move the biggest obstacle out of the way: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
It has been almost a year since bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform passed in the Senate. In that same amount of time, the House Republican Leadership has taken no action whatsoever to move that bill- or any other immigration reform bill- forward. If immigration is going to move this year then we first have to move the biggest obstacle out of the way: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Representative Cantor has the power to schedule a vote tomorrow. He can decide to bring immigration reform to a vote and act to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrant families, yet he refuses to act.
Not only is he unwilling to show true leadership on this issue, but he has even gone so far as to stand up and block the ENLIST Act. His actions send a clear message to DREAMers that they can fight and die defending the United States but they will not have the opportunity to become US citizens themselves. Representative Cantor has blocked the ENLIST Act despite the fact that there are currently more than 100,000 foreign-born individuals currently serving in the US military.
Until we see real action, it is up to us to expose Eric Cantor and hold him accountable. Join Reform Immigration FOR America and take action to demand that Representative Eric Cantor step up to move immigration reform forward. Call 1-888-778-6856 and tell Representative Cantor to pass immigration reform now!
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