Leaked White House proposal complicates immigration reform effort
<p><span word="Harsh">Harsh</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="leaked">leaked</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>? <span word="An">An</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="leaked">leaked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="residency">residency</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gateway">gateway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disclosure">disclosure</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preempting">preempting</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p>“<span word="By">By</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="legally">legally</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="cudgel">cudgel</span> [<span word="weapon">weapon</span>] <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>?,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>,” <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>’ <span word="tempers">tempers</span> <span word="flared">flared</span>, <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="sideshow">sideshow</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="Denis">Denis</span> <span word="McDonough">McDonough</span>.</p>
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