Conservative groups from outside are pressurizing GOP leaders to go in for immigration reforms much ahead of the 2016 elections for the President of the United States of America.

The entire immigration issue has brought about a big divide amongst Republicans, and GOP leaders have moved away from it in recent years in order to avoid any internal discord, an issue that is heading into a drama-packed presidential election time.

Senior Conservative leaders from Capitol Hill warn that a failure of the Congress to handle any immigration head-on will help Democrats to attack the GOP for being idle and doing nothing to fix a system that both parties claim is broken. The Republicans are being called on by the conservatives to pass reforms in piecemeal, starting with strengthening the border security aspects that might stop attacks and enhance the GOP’s standing with Hispanic voters.

“It’s time for Republicans to lead,” said a Republican and who also heads a conservative policy group. “This Congress has a unique opportunity to show that Republicans can tackle the toughest issues of our time”, he added. “Make no mistake about it, this is a great crisis. And there’s absolutely no excuse for members of Congress to sit on their hands and do nothing,” he reaffirmed.

Another Republican who was a former immigration lawyer said he was also working on as many as a dozen separate immigration bills. The Republican, who was a part of the bipartisan House group that unsuccessfully sought a reform compromise, stated that he was hoping that his proposals would guide the GOP presidential contenders heading into 2016.