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According to the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Charles Schumer is going to introduce a new bill to overhaul immigration this month, with some help from Sen. Lindsay Graham:

…Democrats and Republicans say Mr. Graham of South Carolina is working behind the scenes with Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) to gain support from other GOP members. Mr. Schumer is quarterbacking this year’s campaign for an overhaul.

The bill is still taking shape, but it is expected to include key features of unsuccessful 2006 and 2007 immigration proposals, including a path to legal status for many of the illegal immigrants already inside the U.S. and measures to strengthen border security. The proposal to allow illegal immigrants to achieve legal status has drawn opposition from those who see it as an unwarranted reward for breaking the law…

The principles(PDF) underlying Sen. Schumer’s legislation:

• Curtailing illegal immigration to regain control of our borders.

• Creating a biometric employee verification system.

• Forcing illegal immigrants to undergo a rigorous legalization process or face deportation.

• Keeping family reunification a priority.

• Encouraging the best and brightest to immigrate to the USA.

• Discouraging businesses from using temporary guest workers.

• Making it easier for immigrants to come legally.

The Heritage Foundation’s Foundry blog calls it Schumer’s Amnesty Trojan Horse:

…The Schumer “compromise” is no compromise at all. It is Trojan Horse that will not only add border insecurity and grow the unlawful population, it will give Washington even more power over how the economy runs…

Features of past immigration proposals:

The President says reform will have to wait till next year.

H/T Michelle Malkin