Immigration proposal couples border security with legalization

Senators who are taking the lead on immigration reform will head to the White House Tuesday to meet with President Obama about a bipartisan plan that will provide legal status and a path to citizenship for many of the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants while at the same time boosting border security.

A 17-page draft of the measure obtained by The Washington Examiner outlines a multistep proposal to make it much harder for people to enter the United States illegally, including construction of a double- or triple-layer fence along some southern portions of the border.