Obama offering immigration plan as backup Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:43 am, Monday, February 18, 2013 White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said Sunday that President Barack Obama wants to "be prepared" in case the small bipartisan group of senators fails to devise a plan for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. "If actually proposed, the president's bill would be dead on arrival in Congress, ... Read More