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Barack Obama: Today, our immigration system is broken and everybody knows it.

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
Today, our immigration system is broken and everybody knows it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama addresses the state of the immigration system during his speech, emphasizing the need for reform.

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