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kpete

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Thu Nov 20, 2014, 10:41 PM Nov 2014

Obama To GOP: Don't Want Me Acting Alone On Deportations? 'Pass A Bill'

"To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: pass a bill," he said during a prime time address on Thursday night announcing his actions. "I want to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. And the day I sign that bill into law, the actions I take will no longer be necessary."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obama-speech-immigration-executive-actions
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