After their 2012 loss where Republicans got 27% of the Hispanic vote they pledged that they need to reach out more to Hispanics. Marco Rubio developed an immigration reform plan to provide a path to citizenship
The reaction from the right was fierce and Rubio was slapped down. Since then, Republicans have blocked any plan for immigration reform
Throw in recent rants from Trump and his supporters and Republicans will be lucky to get 15% of the vote in 2016
Since then, Republicans have blocked any plan for immigration reform
If reform means making illegal aliens into citizens, they should block it.
Let's enforce the current laws for 10 years, then we can think about "reform".