Immigration reform is dead for real this time

Immigration reform is dead for real this time
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday suffered a stunning primary defeat, and as he went down so, too, did immigration reform.

There's been much speculation that Cantor lost in part because of his support, however flimsy it was, for immigration reform. His opponent, political neophyte Dave Brat, hammered him for endorsing "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. And though the role immigration reform played in tanking Cantor may be a bit overblown, House Republicans will assuredly be even more reticent to touch the lightning rod issue lest they meet the same fate.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.