President Focuses on Immigration

Speaking in El Paso, Texas earlier this week, President Obama renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform, citing America's legacy as a nation of immigrants and calling the need to find a solution for the millions of undocumented workers critical to the country's common future. The president also signaled a shift in federal priorities. While continuing to highlight tougher border enforcement measures, Obama noted that he has - redesigned our enforcement practices under the law to make sure we're focusing primarily on criminals.

Mr. Obama has held a series of meetings with key Latino officials and reform advocates in recent weeks. Despite an aggressive push for substantive policy changes from his political base, the president indicated he has ruled out acting on his own to implement provisions of a reform bill that failed to win congressional approval last year.

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