Barack Obama actually said...

It is not only the right thing to do for talented young people who seek to serve a country they know as their own, it is the right thing for the United States of America.

Context

Statement on Senate Action on Legislation Providing Citizenship Opportunities for Alien Minors

12/17/2010

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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