Hispanic Dems 'Cautiously Optimistic' After Meeting With Boehner

Hispanic Dems 'Cautiously Optimistic'
UNITED STATES - APRIL 10: From left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks to immigration reform supporters as Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., listen during the National Rally for Citizenship on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Photo by Bill Clark/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 10: From left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks to immigration reform supporters as Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., listen during the National Rally for Citizenship on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (Photo by Bill Clark/Getty Images)

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that immigration reform would need majority support from both Republicans and Democrats to pass in the House.

More than two dozen members of the Democratic group attended the private meeting with the Speaker, and leaders emerged saying they were “cautiously optimistic” that a broad immigration bill could win support in the GOP-led chamber.

Still, members said Boehner did not back off his remarks from Tuesday, when he said he would not bring to the House floor an immigration bill that lacked support from a majority of Republicans.

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