Cantor says he'll block military immigration measure

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Cantor says he'll block military immigration measure
By Erica Werner and Donna Cassata
The Associated Press
© May 18, 2014

WASHINGTON

House Republican leaders intervened Friday to prevent a vote on immigration legislation next week, dealing a severe blow to election-year efforts to overhaul the widely denigrated system.

The move came as a Republican congressman from California announced plans to try to force a vote, over strong conservative opposition, on his measure creating a path to citizenship for immigrants living here illegally who serve in the military.

Rep. Jeff Denham labeled his bill the ENLIST Act and said he would seek a vote next week as an amendment to the popular annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.

In response, Doug Heye, spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, said: "No proposed ENLIST amendments to NDAA will be made in order."