DNC Chairman Tim Kaine's Statement on the President's Speech on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, President Obama delivered a speech on comprehensive immigration reform at the American University School of International Service.  Following the President's speech, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement:

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"Americans of both parties agree that our immigration system is broken.  Today, President Obama demonstrated his dedication to fixing that system.  In his speech, he laid out a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform, calling for measures to address border security; hold businesses that break the law by hiring illegal immigrants accountable; and demand responsibility from people who are living in the United States illegally, who must admit they broke the law and pay taxes and a penalty before they can get in line to earn citizenship.

"These are commonsense solutions to our immigration challenges, but unfortunately Republicans in Congress – even Republicans who voted for immigration reform just a few years ago – are refusing so far to work with Democrats to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform.  President Obama and Democrats in Congress cannot alone enact change – to fix our immigration system, we need bipartisan support.  I urge Republicans to stop playing politics and end their obstructionism on this issue and join with Democrats to do the hard work of overcoming our country's challenges."

SOURCE Democratic National Committee

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