In a move making good on his promise to pressure Congress into passing immigration reform "in a timely manner," President Barack Obama's White House has leaked details of his immigration bill that reveals a plan allowing undocumented immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years. According to a report published online Saturday by USA Today, Obama's bill would create a "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally. The bill includes more security funding and requires business owners to adopt a system for verifying the immigration status of new hires within four years, the newspaper said.
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