Eric Cantor doubles down on immigration reform after his primary loss

 There is no doubt that perhaps the biggest reason Eric Cantor lost in last night’s primary was due to his support for immigration reform. Barack Obama, and many in the Democratic party, are trying to downplay this angle while conservative pundits are claiming that this was the death knell for immigration reform.

  I have news for the conservative pundits, immigration reform is not dead!

  We must remember that while Eric Cantor will not be in the Congress when the new Congress is convened that he is still a member of the Congress until November, and when you take into account the lame duck session it means he will still be voting in January. And the lame duck session is where much damage can be done, if it is not done before that point.

   Despite his loss last night Eric Cantor has doubled down on the DREAM Act. Here is what he said:

“I have always said the system is broken it needs reforms. I think it is much more desirable and doable if we did it one step at a time working towards where we have common ground and believe things in common… I said there’s common ground at the border. There’s common ground. I would like to see the issue of the kids addressed by those who didn’t break any laws and had come here unbeknownst to them.

  We can debate the issue about whether children who were brought to this country as babies should be punished for the actions of their parents, and there is a legitimate point to be made here, but Eric Cantor is conveniently ignoring the recent reports that thousands of illegals have been steaming over the border in recent weeks, with many of them being parentless children hoping to take advantage of future legislation in violation of the spirit of the debate.

  Eric Cantor has already lost, he has nothing to lose, so why wouldn’t he push forward with this? But what about the Republicans who are left, did they get the message?

  Paul Ryan has renewed his push for immigration reform, and John Boehner has sent mixed messages on his position. Lest we forget that it has been previously reported that John Boehner would resume a push for amnesty once the primary season was over (I don’t know where all the other states stand in regards to their primaries, but New Hampshire’s primary is not until September and there are no national Republican incumbents so this state is a non-factor) and it would appear that immigration reform is still going to full speed ahead.