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On the recordJune 14, 2012
This is not amnesty. This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix. This is a temporary, stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama explains the nature of the new immigration policy, emphasizing that it is a temporary measure and not a path to citizenship.

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