On immigration reform, de Blasio backs Obama

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Gloria Pazmino

Addressing the largest Hispanic organization in the country on Tuesday evening, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he supports President Obama’s decision to use executive action to address immigration reform.

Obama recently said he was starting "a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress," after Speaker John Boehner told him the chamber's Republican majority would continue to block a vote on immigration reform.

“I think it has been made clear to us by the House Republicans that they simply will not move on immigration," de Blasio said. "I think in light of that, the president is absolutely right to find any executive way he can to move on immigration reform now."

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/07/8548596/immigration-reform-de-blasio-backs-obama

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