President Obama and leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus discussed the options on immigration reform immediately facing the Congress. The President and Caucus leaders (U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez of New York and U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois) believe that, before adjourning, Congress should approve the DREAM Act.
The President reiterated his support for fixing the broken immigration system and urged the Caucus leaders to work to restore the bipartisan coalition backing comprehensive immigration reform. The President said he hoped with the election season’s pressures past, Congressional Republicans and Democrats would work together to not only strengthen security at the nation’s borders, but also to restore responsibility and accountability to a broken immigration system.