One of President Obama's most common refrains to congressional Republicans who are upset with his executive action on immigration is simple: pass a bill.
"To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed," he said in Thursday night's address, "I have one answer: pass a bill." He added that he "want[s] to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. And the day I sign that bill into law, the actions I take will no longer be necessary." By "pass a bill" or "send me a bill," he's referring to a specific sort of bill: comprehensive immigration reform. That means either the Gang of Eight bill that passed the Senate in July 2013, or a new, but broadly similar, measure in the next Congress.