House Republican backs Dem immigration bill

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House Republican backs Dem immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats pushing a comprehensive approach to overhauling the nation's immigration system picked up the support of a third Republican on Wednesday.

Freshman Rep. David Valadao of California said he would back a measure that would provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally and tighten border security. Valadao joins Republicans Reps. Jeff Denham of California and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida in announcing support for the Democratic bill.

Valadao signaled that his support for the measure was meant to increase pressure on House Republican leaders to act before year's end. The Senate passed a comprehensive bill in June, but prospects remain murky for any House vote with just a few legislative weeks left.

"I have been working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to find common ground on the issue of immigration reform." Valadao said in a statement. "Recently, I have focused my efforts on joining with likeminded Republicans in organizing and demonstrating to Republican leadership broad support within the party to address immigration reform in the House by the end of the year."

Valadao said the House cannot wait on dealing with immigration.

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Full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/house-republican-backs-dem-immigration-bill-203530351--politics.html

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