Washington – Obama’s Response To Ruling On Immigration Law

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    President Obama gestures during a grassroots campaign speech Friday, June 22, 2012, at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Washington – President Barack Obama’s statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Arizona immigration law:

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    “I am pleased that the Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law. What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform. A patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system- it’s part of the problem.

    At the same time, I remain concerned about the practical impact of the remaining provision of the Arizona law that requires local law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of anyone they even suspect to be here illegally. I agree with the court that individuals cannot be detained solely to verify their immigration status. No American should ever live under a cloud of suspicion just because of what they look like. Going forward, we must ensure that Arizona law enforcement officials do not enforce this law in a manner that undermines the civil rights of Americans, as the court’s decision recognizes. Furthermore, we will continue to enforce our immigration laws by focusing on our most important priorities like border security and criminals who endanger our communities, and not, for example, students who earn their education – which is why the Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this month that it will lift the shadow of deportation from young people who were brought to the United States as children through no fault of their own.

    I will work with anyone in Congress who’s willing to make progress on comprehensive immigration reform that addresses our economic needs and security needs, and upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. And in the meantime, we will continue to use every federal resource to protect the safety and civil rights of all Americans, and treat all our people with dignity and respect. We can solve these challenges not in spite of our most cherished values- but because of them. What makes us American is not a question of what we look like or what our names are. What makes us American is our shared belief in the enduring promise of this country- and our shared responsibility to leave it more generous and more hopeful than we found it.”


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    11 years ago

    it’s not immigration reform that arizona AND california need.it’s immigration law enforcement!

    Lazer
    Lazer
    11 years ago

    So now Obama says it is the Department of Homeland Security that made the announcement regarding the lifting of the shadow of deportation from young people who were brought to the United States as children through no fault of their own.

    He, Obama, made that law all by himself. If his short-term memory is that bad, should he be our next president? It sounds to me that he has early onset of Alzheimers.

    vitriol
    vitriol
    11 years ago

    “NO AMERICAN SHOULD LIVE UNDER A CLOUD OF SUSPICION BECAUSE OF WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE”. Nice quote, but as Shakespeare would say, “Full of sound of fury signifying nothing.” Why would a lawful American care if his immigration status is being checked? Anytime a cop gives you a ticket he checks to see if there are any outstanding warrants against you. Is that also unfair? Is a cop doing a routine check once you are validly stop an intrusion when you may not even know what he is doing? Half the time when cops check things they are in squad cars and you are being detained anyway. It can be readily seen now that Obama is merely trying to undermine our union by facilitating the massive influx if illegals using specious arguments.

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    11 years ago

    I love that photo. It makes him look like a total goofball.