Saying that federal immigration policy failed to address illegal immigration, he added, "We're trying to chip away at the problem" by creating local legislation.
The Arizona legislation was one of several reasons pushing Democratic congressional leaders to introduce a proposal addressing immigration.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this month decided to address legal and illegal immigration in separate bills.
November 2, 2011 One of the first commitments I made to voters in 2008 was to address immigration.
"He's been addressing important immigration and inter-generational issues, which are just now are beginning to appear on the radar screen."
In our letter, we asked him to rescind these directives and work with Congress to address illegal immigration.
Even prior to this, the American public's confidence in the Administration to address illegal immigration was tenuous at best.
The president's change in emphasis has been driven by the politics of the issue as Congress prepares to take up legislation addressing border security and immigration.
It is high time that Europe addressed immigration calmly, frankly and humanely.
We must address illegal immigration in its entire context.