The negotiated time frame would permit applicants to naturalize three years after gaining legal permanent residency for a total of a 13-year path to citizenship.

CNN: Ann Coulter is wrong about immigration

Along the lines of the Dream Act that stalled in Congress last year, he says people who came here unlawfully with their parents should be accommodated "in a more expedited manner than the rest of the population" to gain a way to naturalize.

WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Marco Rubio: Riding to the Immigration Rescue

But such screening is necessary to ensure that the U.S. continues to draw and naturalize people who are genuinely attracted by what makes the country great and who want to make their own contribution to that greatness, while keeping out enemies bent on our demise.

WSJ: Why the U.S. Needs a New Loyalty Oath