RICHMOND, Va. — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) faced two competing attacks on Wednesday near his home district in Richmond. The first: That he’s a liberal on immigration posing as a hardliner just to get primary election votes. The second: That he’s one of the biggest impediments to immigration reform in the House.
Facing a June 10 primary challenge from longshot Republican Dave Brat, Cantor’s campaign boasts that he blocked a comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by the Senate, bolstering his tough-on-immigration credentials. As majority leader, Cantor has given no immigration reform measures a chance for a vote in the House, either as a comprehensive bill or in smaller measures, like the recently-blocked Enlist Act.
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