With President Obama reassuring Hispanic leaders this week that he'll tackle immigration after health care is finished, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) may have handed him the bill he needs to do it. The lawmakers unveiled a rare bipartisan agreement on a major piece of legislation with a plan that would legalize millions of undocumented immigrants, step up border enforcement efforts, and create a biometric identification card. The proposal quickly earned Obama's praise on Thursday; he said in a statement that the legislation "thoughtfully addresses the need to shore up our borders" and "demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and employers who game the system."
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