For many House Republicans, support for a comprehensive bill with the pathway to citizenship is tepid at best.

Passing such legislation is "not urgent," said Representative James Lankford of Oklahoma, a member of the House Republican leadership team.

"If we run out of time at the end of the year, I don't think we push it. This is a problem that has festered for decades," he added.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/1...E9690QD20130710

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I guess Lankford should listen to his boss....

Immigration reform 2013: GOP leaders say House must act

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/im...cans-93969.html

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Top House Republicans might not have a plan yet for immigration reform, but they have a message: doing nothing isn’t an option.

In more than an hour of presentations and comments in a Capitol basement room, leaders ranging from Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said that the chamber cannot sit idly by and allow the rest of Washington to strive to fix the immigration system, while House Republicans sit on their hands.

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Awesome!

Speaker Boehner outsmarted 'em again!

The House Republican leadership is reaching out to top House Democrats to assess their support for a piecemeal approach to immigration reform, according to sources involved in the discussions.

But the Dems said, just yesterday, that any bill which isn't "comprehensive" or which doesn't contain a "pathway to citizenship" is a non-starter.

Boehner is just taunting them now!

Bravo, Mr. Speaker!
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Frank, please stop reading Politico.

You're too emotionally unstable.