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Obama Promises Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute He’ll Act on Immigration

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032513 PresidentObama?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1412302244228Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Acknowledging doubts about immigration reform and questions about his commitment to it, Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute gala attendees on Thursday night, “Let me put those questions to rest right now,” and pledged not to give up on a comprehensive fix to U.S. immigration policies.

“Fixing our broken immigration system is one more big thing that we have to do and that we will do,” he said after referencing health care.

Repeating something he often says about big initiatives on his agenda, Obama warned that Republican opponents will bring out every “excuse” they can find to block it.

However, Obama said, “If House Republicans brought the Senate bill up for a vote today, I would pass…it would pass today…I would sign it today and they know it.”

Obama urged those in attendance for their support, asking them to “keep putting pressure on Congress,” noting that a Senate bill would be more “comprehensive” and “lasting” than any executive order he made.

“The next month, month and a half, six weeks, eight weeks, I’m going to be spending that time, not just talking about what we’ve done for the economy but explaining why immigration reform is good for our economy and why it’s good for everybody,” Obama said Thursday night.


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