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Article snippet: After resisting for months, House Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (R-Va.) is proposing changes to his conservative immigration bill to attract more support before the measure receives a floor vote next month. While it’s unclear whether Goodlatte is working under the direction of GOP leadership, the effort follows a conference call over the weekend — and a flurry of leadership meetings over the last week — designed to find a path forward on the hot-button issue. “We continue to have discussions with members and build support for the bill so that we have the votes needed to pass the Securing America’s Future Act in the House," a Republican aide for the Judiciary Committee said in a statement to The Hill. The proposed changes would address areas that drew criticism in earlier drafts, particularly from business-minded conservatives and the agricultural sector. Still, the modified version would move the country's immigration system toward the merit-based structure preferred by immigration hard-liners. “I’m glad there’s lots of attention being paid to [my bill],” Goodlatte told reporters last week. GOP leaders are grappling with an insurgent effort by centrist Republicans to force a series of immigration votes on the House floor using a discharge petition. The frustrated lawmakers, who appear to be within striking distance of the 218 signatures needed to force the votes, are desperate for action on legislation providing a permanent solution for the Obama-era Defer... Link to the full article to read more