First thing we did was to streamline the legal immigration system to reduce the backlog, make it easier, simpler and cheaper for people who were waiting in line, obeying the law, to make sure that they can come here and contribute to our country. And that`s good for our economic growth.
Obama discusses the importance of a streamlined legal immigration system for economic growth.
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