Monday, March 22, 2010
President Obama
Praises Advances on Immigration Reform
America.gov
In June, I met with members of both parties, and assigned
Secretary Napolitano to work with them and key constituencies around the country to craft a comprehensive approach that will
finally fix our broken immigration system. I am pleased to see that Senators Schumer and Graham have produced a promising,
bipartisan framework which can and should be the basis for moving forward. It thoughtfully addresses the need to shore up
our borders, and demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and employers who game the system.
My Administration will be consulting further with the
Senators on the details of their proposal, but a critical next step will be to translate their framework into a legislative
proposal, and for Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity.
I congratulate Senators Schumer and Graham for their
leadership, and pledge to do everything in my power to forge a bipartisan consensus this year on this important issue so we
can continue to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform.
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The White House,
Office of the Press Secretary, March 18, 2010; America.gov, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State.
