Immigration 2014: How Will Reform Be Affected By Eric Cantor’s Defeat To Tea Party Candidate?

Eric Cantor, the Republican House Majority Leader was defeated on Tuesday in a stunning victory by underdog Dave Brat. But how will this change the prospect of immgration reform? Drastically it seems, and not for the better. According to the New Republic "If immigration reform had any hope in the House before Tuesday, it certainly doesn’t have any now after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary to tea party challenger Dave Brat."

Eric Cantor was a chief supporter of immigration reform: in fact, it was one of the main platforms on which the Republican candidate was running. However, it was precisely this point which Brat was running against, and it seems like he managed to secure a lot of votes in the process. On Monday he told PBS “It’s nothing personal against Eric,” he said. “It’s just I don’t see what he’s doing on immigration.” According to News Hour," Brat is indicative of the challenge House Republicans are facing across the country."

Cantor, for his part, seemed more than willing to find a comprehensive solution to reform. “I have told the president, there are some things we can work on together,” Cantor told a Richmond CBS Radio station Friday. He added, “We can work on the border security bill together, we can work on something like the kids. So far, the president has just insisted that it’s all or nothing — my way or the highway. That’s not going to happen.” The future for immigration reform is looking increasingly bleak.