Overall the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is at its lowest level since the 1970s. And over the past six years illegal border crossings have been cut by more than half.Īlthough this summer there was a brief spike in unaccompanied children being apprehended at our border, the number of such children is actually lower than it’s been in nearly two years. Today we have more agents and technology deployed to secure our southern border than at any time in our history. And I began by doing what I could to secure our borders.ĭuring his speech on immigration reform, President Obama called on illegal immigrants to "come out of the shadows" and "get right with the law." (AP) When I took office, I committed to fixing this broken immigration system. And for decades we haven’t done much about it. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart. All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. Business owners who offer their wages good wages benefits see the competition exploit undocumented immigrants by paying them far less. Families who enter our country the right way and play by the rules watch others flout the rules. People not trapped by our past, but able to remake ourselves as we choose.īut today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities. OBAMA: It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. OBAMA: My fellow Americans, tonight I’d like to talk with you about immigration. (AP)Ī transcript of President Obama’s remarks on immigration. In a prime-time address on Thursday President Obama announced his plan to use his executive authority on immigration policy, protecting millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.
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