Senators give Obama bipartisan plan on immigration
Senators give Obama bipartisan plan on immigration
Senators give Obama bipartisan plan on immigration
Reporting from Washington -Diamond Polishing pads A pair of influential senators presented President Obama with a three-page blueprint for a bipartisan agreement to overhaul the nation's immigration system, #xbut the proposal's viability is threatened by politics surrounding the healthcare debate.
Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in a 45-minute meeting Thursday in the Oval Office, also asked for Obama's help in rounding up enough Republican votes to pass an immigration bill this year.
Although details of their blueprint were not released, Graham said the elements include tougher border security,Grow lights, a program to admit temporary immigrant workers and a biometric Social Security card that would prevent people here illegally from getting jobs.
Graham also said the proposal includes "a rational plan to deal with the millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States." He did not elaborate on what the plan would be.Diamond Polishing pads But in a recent interview, he suggested that onerous measures are unrealistic.
"We're not going to mass-deport people and put them in jail,#x nor should we," Graham said. "But we need a system so they don't get an advantage over others for citizenship."
In a statement after the Obama meeting, Graham predicted that their effort would collapse if Senate Democrats proceeded with a strategy to pass a healthcare bill through a simple majority vote -- a process known as "reconciliation." Senate leaders say they are committed to doing just that.
"I expressed, in no uncertain terms, my belief that immigration reform could come to a halt for the year if health care reconciliation goes forward," said Graham, who portrayed the document handed to Obama as "a work in progress."
Graham added: "For more than a year, #xhealth care has sucked most of the energy out of the room.Diamond Polishing pads Using reconciliation to push health care through will make it much harder for Congress to come together on a topic as important as immigration."
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