President Speaks on Immigration Reform on Cinco de Mayo

At a Cino de Mayo reception at the White House, President Obama said Wednesday he wants to start working on immigration legislation this year. “The way to fix our broken immigration system is through coommon sense, comprehensive immigration reform,” he said. Watch the video of his reamarks at the link.  He mentioned the need to “secure our borders” and hold businesses accountable for exploiting undocumented immigrants, while also mandating that undocumented people admit they broke the law, pay a penalty, and taxes and learn English. The President also spoke out again against Arizona’s new immigration law.

KJ