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Ten days ago, House Republicans put forward a series of very encouraging principles for immigration reform. This past Thursday, however, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, squashed any expectations that the House would take up the matter this year. Most Republicans do not have any objections. Rather, according to The Wall Street Journal, "many balked at debating an issue that divides Republicans and feared giving the president a legislative victory in an election year."
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