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In an early August press conference President Barack Obama highlighted the need for immigration reform. "We have a broken system; it's under-resourced and we've got to make choices in terms of how we allocate personnel and resources," Obama said. "My preference would be an actual comprehensive immigration law. And we already have a bipartisan law that would solve a whole bunch of these problems. Until that happens, I'm going to have to make choice. That's what I was elected to do," he added.

 that White House lawyers are preparing a defense for Obama to take action without Congressional approval.

Today's Question: Should Pres. Obama act alone on immigration?

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In an early August press conference President Barack Obama highlighted the need for immigration reform. “We have a broken system; it’s under-resourced and we’ve got to make choices in terms of how we allocate personnel and resources,” Obama said. “My preference would be an actual comprehensive immigration law. And we already have a bipartisan law…

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