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Barack Obama: I've been attacked by immigration rights groups for being too tough on that front but obviously we still got to do more.…

On the recordApril 27, 2010
I've been attacked by immigration rights groups for being too tough on that front but obviously we still got to do more. We have to do more, though, in the context of a comprehensive plan that maintains our status as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses the criticism he faces regarding immigration policy and the need for a comprehensive approach.

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