Obama policy to spare many youths from deportation
- 12 years ago
US President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work.
Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans.
"Let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship, this is not a permanent fix," Obama said from the White House Rose Garden. "This is the right thing to do."
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington DC.
Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans.
"Let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship, this is not a permanent fix," Obama said from the White House Rose Garden. "This is the right thing to do."
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington DC.