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Barack Obama: So, what I'm going to be laying out is the things that I can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system…

On the recordNovember 18, 2014
So, what I'm going to be laying out is the things that I can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better even as I continue to work with Congress and encourage them to get a bipartisan comprehensive bill that can solve the entire problem.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama outlines his plans for executive action on immigration.

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