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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation's immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation passed by the Senate.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and his top lieutenants issued a statement Thursday saying that the House will produce its own legislation aimed at addressing the broken immigration system.

The statement came two days after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a comprehensive bill with a bipartisan vote to remake immigration laws and put the estimated 11 million people living here illegally on a path to citizenship.

The GOP statement said that there are numerous ways in which the House will approach the issue differently.


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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    encourage human smuggling
    January 27, 2013 12:29 pm
    to citizenship for illegal immigrants. that only encourages people to cross our borders the wrong way. in fact one could say it encourages human smuggling. What about the Legal Immigrant? every immigrant needs to become legal first and earn their citizenship. We have path to citizenship today, in fact thousands every year do it legally.
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    Steve wrote...
    1986 was the overhaul of all overhauls
    January 27, 2013 2:21 pm
    and our government ignored it right after it's passing. The worst violator since has been Obama who has flat out ignored the laws and Constitution.
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    Steve wrote...
    If you think Obamacare is bad now
    January 27, 2013 7:48 pm
    Just wait till millions more are added if amnesty is passed.
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    wrote...
    The
    January 28, 2013 5:01 am
    politicians created the problem wih poor enforcement of existing immigration laws....now they want to be heroes fixing something that they caused.
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    wrote...
    We do not need reform
    January 28, 2013 6:11 am
    We need enforcement.
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    Michoacan wrote...
    Republicans see the writing on the wall.
    January 28, 2013 6:38 am
    Demonstrate a commitment to fixing deficiencies in the immigration system, or face extinction.,
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    yrreta wrote...
    "Now, with some Republicans chastened
    January 28, 2013 6:58 am
    by the November elections which demonstrated the importance of Latino voters and their increasing commitment to Democrats, some in the GOP say this time will be different." Or in other words, this is about harvesting votes, not necessarily what's best for the Country, but what's best for political careers.
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    wrote...
    back assward and corrupt
    January 28, 2013 7:30 am
    So we are now rewarding lawbreakers and penalizing the successful. The inmates really are running the insane asylum in DC.
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    Steve wrote...
    Votes over Principles
    January 28, 2013 7:54 am
    The GOP takes a page from the Democrats.
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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    selfish politicians
    May 22, 2013 1:38 pm
    if its not my bill then it must suck. why do each politicians have to have their own version of an immigration bill? why cant they all come together to have one? In business a team is put together to solve a problem, they seek input from different departments to see how each department is affected but in politics everyone has to have their own team. Politicians are so selfish.