In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out his vision for winning our future. Part of accomplishing this important goal means fixing our nation’s broken immigration system. The President again reiterated his deep commitment to addressing this issue because it’s critical to strengthening our global competitiveness and boosting our economy. Last July, the President outlined his vision for commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform grounded in the principles of responsibility and accountability:
- Continue to make border security the responsibility and priority of the federal government,
- Hold accountable businesses that break the law by exploiting undocumented workers,
- Make those living in the United States illegally take responsibility for their actions, and
- Strengthen our economic competiveness by creating a legal immigration system that meets our diverse needs.
Over the last two years, the President has taken his responsibility to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders very seriously. This Administration dedicated unprecedented resources to secure our borders, implemented smarter, more strategic interior and worksite enforcement policies, and improved our legal immigration system.
Fonte: White House