U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a bipartisan immigration reform framework put forward by two Senators, saying the next step is to translate the framework into a legislative proposal.
The framework was brought forward by Democratic Senator Charles Schumer and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham in an article posted on Washington Post's website earlier Thursday.
Charles E. Schumer and Lindsey O. Graham, A23 (Washington Post)
They proposed to shore up U.S. border security, lay the path to legalizing the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, create a process for admitting temporary workers, and introduce a bio-metric identification card for U.S. citizens and legal immigrants.
In a statement, Obama said the framework "can and should be the basis for moving forward," and the administration will be consulting further with the Senators on the details of their proposal. He said a critical next step will be to translate their framework into a legislative proposal, and for Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity. FULL STORY
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