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President Barack Obama: "We Define Ourselves as a Nation of Immigrants"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 05/10/2011 - 17:19 | 2 Comments

Squinting under the fierce El Paso sun, President Obama delivered a speech about immigration reform that reiterated the need for Congress to “catch up” with the rest of the country, which he says has formed a consensus that the “immigration system is broken.”

"We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants," insisted Obama. "A nation that welcomes...