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Barack Obama: I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing. I will…

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing. I will fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama explains his rationale for taking executive action on immigration due to congressional inaction.

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