• The president's blueprint focuses on four key areas: a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States., improved border security, an overhaul of the legal immigration system and making it easier for businesses to verify the legal status of workers.• The Senate proposals also call for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already here. But lawmakers want the creation of that pathway to be contingent upon securing the border and better tracking of people in the United States on visas.
• The Senate's five-page framework also calls for overhauling the legal immigration system, including awarding green cards to immigrants who obtain certain advanced degrees from U.S. universities, creating an effective high-tech employment verification system to ensure that employers do not hire illegal immigrants in the future and allowing more low-skill and agricultural workers.
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