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Article snippet: House GOP leaders are moving quickly to try to snuff out an effort by members of their own conference to force a vote on immigration, arguing using a discharge petition is the wrong path to take. House Majority Leader MORE (R-La.) pushed back on the effort Wednesday after the discharge petition quickly gained the support of 15 Republicans. If every Democrat backs the petition to force votes on a series of immigration measures — including one that would protect "Dreamers," immigrants brought to the United States as illegally children — only 25 Republicans would be needed as signatories to force a vote. McCarthy argued the move gives the minority too much power by effectively allowing a majority of Democrats to determine what gets to the floor by working with a select number of Republicans. He said he thinks GOP lawmakers should continue working to find a legislative solution for Dreamers that the president will support. "I'm not a believer in discharge petitions because you're turning the floor over to Democrats," he told The Hill. "I hope the discharge petition doesn't get the signatures and we continue to work the legislative process to solve this problem."Scalise said he isn't actively whipping against the petition, but has told lawmakers it's "not the way to legislate.""I've talked to some members about the importance of keeping control of the legislative vehicle and solving the problem on our terms where we focus on solutions, not politics," he told reporter... Link to the full article to read more