President Obama: The Best Chance We've Had in Years to Fix Our Broken Immigration System Today, President Obama spoke about the need for the Senate to pass bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform . A broad, bipartisan and diverse coalition of business, labor, religious and faith leaders as well as law enforcement and other community leaders from across the country joined the President in his call for action on this critical legislation. Standing behind the President was a ...
June 12, 2013 - The White House
Senate votes to debate immigration reform President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to build momentum for an immigration reform bill that later passed a key Senate hurdle, saying the measure was a commonsense approach to fix a broken system that has allowed 11 million people to live illegally in America. At a White House event a few hours before the Senate voted to debate the plan, Obama emphasized that it would increase spending on border ...
June 11, 2013 - Local 10 Miami
Obama pushes high-stakes immigration bill President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to build momentum for an immigration reform bill facing a key Senate procedural vote, saying the measure was a commonsense approach to fix a broken system that has allowed 11 million people to live illegally in America. At a White House event a few hours before the Senate was scheduled to vote on whether to debate the compromise measure, Obama emphasized that ...
June 11, 2013 - KSAT San Antonio
Barack Obama in ABC News Our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, commonsense way,Obama said in a video posted on his Web site. "Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't...
Abdullah Gul in KSTP.com Unfortunately, some politicians in the United States have once again sacrificed important matters to petty domestic politics despite all calls to commonsense,said Gul, according to the state-run news agency Anatolia. "This unacceptable...