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Article: Obama launches immigration reform.(Main Business)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 11, 2009
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President Obama made a promise to “pursue genuine solutions day in and day out [including] immigration reform that will secure our borders, and punish employers who exploit immigrant labor; reform that finally brings the 12 million people who are here illegally out of the shadows by requiring them to take steps to become legal citizens.” This past June, President Obama took the first step in fulfilling his promise and “launched” comprehensive immigration reform. Specifically, President Obama announced the formation of an immigration working group led by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Although nothing concrete has come ...