Friday, November 21, 2014

Republicans reject Pres. Obama's immigration reform proposals

The Republican leadership of the U.S. Congress have flatly rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's proposals to enact some immigration reform.

The American president is signing a series of executive actions to prevent about 5 of the 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally from being deported.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction:

IN: "The blame game...
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Speaker John Boehner said Congressional lawmakers can't work with the White House on immigration reform because the President can't be trusted and is acting like a monarch.

IN: "As I warned...
OUT: ...or an emperor."
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While trying to place the blame for the failure to find compromise to reform the American immigration system on President Obama, Speaker Boehner promised Republican lawmakers will do something.

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OUT: ...in fact act."
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