USA-IMMIGRATION/JOHNSON-SECURITY U.S. Homeland Security chief says Obama ready to take executive actions on immigration

Record ID: 590925

  • Title: USA-IMMIGRATION/JOHNSON-SECURITY U.S. Homeland Security chief says Obama ready to take executive actions on immigration
  • Date: 19th November 2014
  • Summary: IXTEPEC, OAXACA, MEXICO (JUNE 18, 2014) (REUTERS) MIGRANTS GETTING OFF TRAIN VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS WALKING ALONGSIDE TRAIN AFTER GETTING OFF MOTHER AND SON WALKING
  • Embargoed: 4th December 2014 12:00
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  • Location: Mexico
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA3J92LAJ49LF2G2F6TKK5Y8WNA
  • Story Text: U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce details of his executive action on immigration in a speech Thursday night (November 20) ahead of travel to Las Vegas on Friday, sources close to the administration said.
    One source familiar with the White House plan on Wednesday (November 19) said Obama's action aims to provide relief from the threat of deportation for 5 million undocumented immigrants. It will also strengthen border security, address high-skilled foreign workers, and expand assistance to undocumented residents brought to the United States as children, the source said.
    "We have identified a number of executive actions that we can take within our existing legal authority to fix what everyone recognizes is a broken immigration system. And so our reforms will be comprehensive. I am satisfied that our reforms are within our existing legal authorities and they will address a number of things including border security. The President is committed to border security," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.
    Separately, labor union sources said Obama was expected to lay out details of the plan in Thursday's speech.
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