Republicans: Immigration's More Likely To Happen If We Take The Senate

BuzzFeed - Two key House Republicans tell BuzzFeed News it could happen. Democrats and activists say they’ve heard this all before. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters It's no secret that if Republicans win the Senate — and it's looking increasingly likely — their control of Congress will make Obama's last two years as president a series of headaches, but key House Republicans on immigration say the GOP would be better positioned to pass legislation on the contentious issue as well. "I actually think it's more likely, if we take the Senate, that we will have immigration reform," said Rep. Raul Labrador, who was a member of the bipartisan House group before leaving. "We will be able to do it on a step-by-step approach like most Republicans have been asking to do and I think the American people want." Labrador foresees a Republican-controlled Congress passing a series of bills that deal with the border and focus on interior security and guest worker programs. "I don't w