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Cantor won't allow immigration vote on defense bill
Greg Nash
By Martin Matishak - 05/16/14 04:13 PM EDT
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) will not allow a vote next week on legislation that would grant legal status to young illegal immigrants who serve in the military, according to a spokesman.
The announcement came hours after The Hill reported that Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) on Friday would file an amendment offering the legal status to illegal immigrants to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment is known as the ENLIST Act.
“No proposed ENLIST amendments to NDAA will be made in order,” Doug Heye told The Hill via email..
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/206365-cantor-wont-allow-immigration-vote-on-defense-bill#ixzz31uuCb7Xv
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I guess to me- if you are going to offer legal status to anyone- it would be those that agreed to serve an honorable enlistment in the military...But I suppose the rich and elites cheap maids, nannies, poolboys, and gardeners come first... :wink: