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President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a
generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7
million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans.
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In a
White House speech, Obama rejected Republican critics who say his
decision to bypass Congress and take executive action is tantamount to
amnesty for illegal immigrants and urged them to pass comprehensive
immigration reform legislation that the Republican-controled House of
Representatives has blocked.
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"Today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it," Obama
said. "It's been this way for decades. And for decades we haven't done
much about it."
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Republicans pounced quickly, charging Obama had overstepped his
constitutional power a year after declaring he did not have the
authority to act on his own.
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In a
video released before Obama's televised speech, House Speaker John
Boehner said: The president has said before that 'he's not king' and
he's 'not an emperor,' but he sure is acting like one."
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