President Obama criticized Republicans for "trying to hold hostage" Department of Homeland Security

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President Obama Defends Immigration Policies in MSNBC/Telemundo Town Hall

Pesident Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to pass a bill declaring his immigration executive action illegal and then vowed to veto it while at a town hall where he also excoriated young people to vote and predicted a Latino or Asian American would one day be in the White House.

Obama spent about an hour discussing immigration at the bilingual town hall hosted by MSNBC and Telemundo on the Florida International University campus.

Early in the discussion, he criticized Republicans for "trying to hold hostage" Department of Homeland Security funding in a political fight over his use of executive powers to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.

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"If McConnell, the leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House John Boehner want to have a vote on whether what I'm doing is legal or not, they can have that vote. I will veto that vote," Obama said drawing applause in an audience of immigrants, activists, students and immigrant advocates.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/president-obama-defends-immigration-policies-msnbc-telemundo-town-hall-n312961

video at link

[Fred Sanders]

1. Full TownHall video at Florida International University.

http://www.msnbc.com/jose-diaz-balart/watch/full-video--pres.-obamas-immigration-town-hall-404561475518

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2. Thank you Fred Sanders for the link

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