I am just saying that is not where we are today. So I want to take it back to President Bush one more time. President Bush worked on immigration reform. Goodness knows we need immigration reform. I support immigration reform. We have a system that is broken. Folks who need to get here cant get here. Folks who shouldnt be here are able to get here. Anyway. it is a problem and challenge that America has been facing not just this year. not last year. but for decades. President Bush said this: Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people. And Congress failure to act on it is a disappointment. The American people understand the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to our immigration laws. A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldnt find common ground. but it didnt work. President Bush. wanting to achieve immigration reform. chastised Congress for not acting on immigration reform. championing the cause. asking for Congress to do more. but understanding what his limitations are. President Obama. March 2011: With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through an executive order. that is just not the case. because there are laws on the books that Congress has. In March of 2011. when asked about deportations and what is going on with immigration law and why wont Congress move forward. the President says: The notion that I can just suspend deportations just isnt the case because there are laws that govern deportations. President Obama. October 2010: I am President.
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