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Arguing that the votes to overhaul the broken system are there, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelsoi, D-Calif., is using the procedural tactic to gain the support of lawmakers to force House Speaker John Boehners hand on a floor vote.

Democrats have called for a vote on H.R. 15 for months, but even before it was first introduced, the House GOP leadership said it was dead on arrival. Thats because the bipartisan House bill is similar to one passed by the Senate last June, which included an earned pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants.

Pelosi said she will sign the petition.

However, Pelosi has expressed her doubts about the chances of success.

Well never get to 218 on the discharge petition, Pelosi told Sirius XM Radios Julie Mason. Because the Republicans generally wont sign, but the fact that it is there and the outside mobilization is saying all we want is a vote.

Despite the doomed reality of the procedure, immigration reform advocates and lawmakers say the pressure is on the Republicans. Earlier this year, House GOP leadership announced a set of principles they intended to use to end gridlock on the issue, only to retract them less than a week later. They cited a trust deficit between the White House and Republican House members as reasons for the continued delay.

But for those on the political right who publicly voiced support for immigration, supporters say this is their time to prove their commitment.

This is their chance to play a role in actually making that happen, said Rocio Saenz, executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union. This vote will also tell us exactly what side of the issue each member is on. Are they with the extremists in their caucus who want to block immigration reform at all costs, or are they with the millions of families who are suffering under our broken system?

Even faith-based community organizations are waiting to see where Republicans stand.

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Immigration Reform: House Dems File Discharge Petition Demanding Vote

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama cheered Democrats' efforts to force a vote in the House on an immigration bill over the objections of Speaker John Boehner.

In a statement released Wednesday, the president lent support to a discharge petition circulating in the House of Representatives to bring H.R.15, an immigration overhaul bill that has been languishing in the committee since last October.

"So far, Republicans in the House have refused to allow meaningful immigration reform legislation to even come up for a vote," Obama said. "Thats why, today, I applaud the efforts of Democrats in the House to give immigration reform the yes-or-no vote it deserves."

The effort, led by Democratic Caucus Chair Xavier Becerra of California, has the support of the House's top Democrats, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer.

H.R. 15, or the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, has 200 sponsors, including three Republicans. And a report released this week by the Congressional Budget Office found the bill, similar to one passed last year by the Senate, would reduce the deficit by $200 billion in 10 years and $900 billion by 2034.

Statement by President Obama supporting the passage of comprehensive immigration reform:

Thats why, today, I applaud the efforts of Democrats in the House to give immigration reform the yes-or-no vote it deserves. Like the Senate bill, the House bill would strengthen our borders, modernize our legal immigration system, and keep more families together. It would make sure everyone plays by the same rules by providing a pathway to earned citizenship for those who are living in the shadows. And according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, it would grow our economy and reduce our deficits by $900 billion over the next 20 years.

Immigration reform is the right thing to do for our economy, our security, and our future. A vast majority of the American people agree. The only thing standing in the way is the unwillingness of Republicans in Congress to catch up with the rest of the country. And I want to thank the leaders in Congress who are doing their part to move us forward.

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