WH knocks "nihilistic" GOP opposition to Obamacare McCaul: GOP "can't just do nothing" on immigration reform Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, a key lawmaker in the House immigration reform debate, said a recent House GOP meeting on the issue "couldn't have gone better." Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a foe of immigration reform, said the GOP divide on a path to legalization for immigrants is "close to 50-50."