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Even though White House Staff say the bill has not been  officially proposed, and is still incomplete, some bipartisan senators worry the bill is too partisan and a could be a step backwards in immigration reform. The senators are also working on their own immigration reform, which has yet to be released. 

Senators, like Marco Rubio  (R-Fla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), call the proposal “counterproductive,” and that it “sends things in the wrong direction.” 

McCain says the leaked plan “raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about: Does the president really want a result, or does he want another cudgel to beat up Republicans?” (CBS News).

Rubio agreed, saying the President’s “half baked and seriously flawed” immigration reform proposition would be “dead on arrival in Congress.”

Republicans are questioning Obama’s motives and are accusing him of leaning too far left instead of creating a middle-ground solution. The GOP worries that the new proposal does not offer a firm enough strategy to secure the country's borders, and gives illegal residents an advantage over legal immigrants waiting to enter the country. Rubio says the plan could make America's immigration problem worse. 

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The proposal mimics many aspects of a bipartisan plan created by late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. McCain in 2007, which failed to take off. 

The incomplete leaked draft addresses several major talking points of how to fix the nation’s “broken system.” It will continue to tighten border security and provide more funding to do so, crackdown on businesses making a profit by using illegal labor via an employer verification system, and most importantly, allow undocumented immigrants to become legal, permanent residents within eight years.

USA Today reported that if approved, immigrants could also apply for the same provisional legal status for their spouse or children living outside the country. Employers will also be required to check the legal status of new hires within four years. 

Though unfinished, White House officials say the immigration plan will contain the four key steps addressed by President Obama in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. 

The President promises to remove the threat of deportation for young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, as well as create a new “Lawful Prospective Immigrant” visa to enable those on the path to citizenship to stay in the country.

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A comprehensive immigration strategy would ensure that illegal immigrants would have to undergo national security and criminal background checks, learn English, and pay taxes and a penalty before becoming citizens.

Republicans want to see a guest worker program, address ways to contain future flow and ensuring those “who cut in front of the line” are held responsible, though USA Today did say the leaked draft does not include certain sections that outline how the administration would adjust the future flow of legal immigrants. 

Sen. McCain complained that Obama has had no communication with Republicans on the immigration proposal and drafted it according to his party’s interests. 

However, the White House called the plan a “commonsense” take on immigration reform that will be proposed to congress with or without Republican approval. 

Read the entire story at USA Today

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