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# Obama Going Rogue on Immigration Reform

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## Video: Obama Going Rogue on Immigration Reform

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_Published 2014-06-30. Obama scolds congress inaction as he announces immigration executive orders._


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## Transcript

Good afternoon everybody. One year ago this month, Senators of both parties with support from the business community, labor, law enforcement, faith communities came together to pass a common sense immigration bill. I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue and Congress chooses to do nothing. And in this situation, the failure of House Republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it's bad for our economy, and it's bad for our future. And that's why today, I'm beginning a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own. Without Congress.

As a first step, I'm directing the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to move available and appropriate resources from our interior to the border. Protecting public safety and deporting dangerous criminals has been and will remain the top priority, but we are going to refocus our efforts where we can to make sure we do what it takes to keep our borders secure. I've told Speaker Boehner that even as I take those steps that I can, within my existing legal authorities, to make the immigration system work better, I'm gonna continue to reach out to House Republicans, in the hope that they deliver a more permanent solution with a comprehensive bill.

Maybe it will be after the midterms, when they're less worried about politics. Maybe it will be next year. Whenever it is, they will find me a willing partner. I have been consistent in saying that I am prepared to work with them even on a bill that I don't consider perfect. And the Senate Bill was a good example of the capacity to compromise and get this done. The only thing I can't do is stand by and do nothing while waiting for them to get their act together. Let me just close by saying, Friday is the 4th of July. It's the day we celebrate our independence and all the things that make this country so great.

And each year, Michelle and I host a few hundred service members and wounded warriors and their families right here on the lawn for a barbecue and fireworks on the mall. And some of the service members coming here are unique, because they signed up to serve. To sacrifice. Potentially to give their lives for the security of this country. Even though they weren't yet Americans, that's how much they love this country. They were prepared to fight and die for an America they did not yet fully belong to. I think they've earned their stripes in more ways than one. And that's why on Friday morning, we're going to naturalize them in a ceremony right here at the White House.

This independence day will be their first day as American citizens. And one of the things we celebrate on Friday, one of the things that makes this country great is that we are a nation of immigrants. Our people come from every corner of the globe. That's what makes us special. That's what makes us unique.

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