President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the White House hasn’t proposed “anything to Capitol Hill yet” on immigration even as a leading Republican criticizes a reported draft proposal regarding illegal immigrants.

That draft, according to USA Today, would create a visa for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years.

Obama aide Denis McDonough tells ABC’s “This Week” that the White House is working with a bipartisan group of senators.

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says if such a measure was proposed, it would be “dead on arrival” in Congress.

McDonough says “let’s make sure that it doesn’t have to be proposed” because the White House and Congress are able to work out a deal.

(AP)