Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Immigration

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THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities –- people not trapped by our past, but able to remake ourselves as we choose.

Campaign: Thousands of Children to Write Letters Calling on Congress to Stop Deportations

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Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC -- As many families prepare to gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, children around the country are raising their voices against U.S. immigration policies that are tearing families apart.  As part of a campaign called A Wish for the Holidays, they are writing and drawing letters to members of Congress to express one, shared wish: stop deportations and keep families and communities together.