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    Group Of House Republicans Trying To Force Vote On Immigration Legislation

    Some House Republicans are attempting to go around their leaders to pass immigration legislation that would give legal status to DACA recipients.
    by Kelsey Snell May 09, 2018 3 minutes
    U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., holds a news conference on immigration reform Wednesday at the Capitol. Curbelo is seeking to circumvent Republican leaders to bring an immigration bill to the House floor.

    A small group of House Republicans began gathering support Wednesday for a plan to force votes on immigration legislation as early as this summer, despite protests from party leaders.

    The long-shot legislative maneuver, known as a discharge petition, requires that they persuade at least 218 House members to sign a petition to overrule House Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP leaders and compel votes on at least four immigration bills. The effort is a rare act of defiance of party leaders by legislators who

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