The US president welcomed the meeting, saying in Polish: “good morning”. He also stressed the importance of the place in which he finds himself: Copernicus Center is an existing center for 35 years meeting people of Polish origin, as well as the headquarters of the Copernicus Foundation and several other Polish organizations.
Barack Obama admitted that coincidentally chose this place to start a discussion about immigration legalization. A few days ago issued a decree annulling the threat because deportation to about five million illegal immigrants. At the same time opened the way for the legalization of stay in the United States.
– Being a nation consisting entirely of immigrants gives us an advantage over other nations in the form of a great spirit of entrepreneurship. A fair to allow life in America next settlers to bring to our economy hundreds of billions of dollars – he said.
Obama explained that such a change and gesture to illegal immigrants so far are very necessary. – Even if we were to deport all offenders, it still millions who are good people, but breaking the immigration law. They live in all states are different races and nationalities. Tracking, catching and deporting millions of innocent people, in principle, it is not so unrealistic and should be the United States – he added.
repeatedly stressed the importance of Poles to Chicago. In this situated on Lake Michigan and the third largest city of the US population of over one million Americans of Polish descent. Every fourth uses every day of the Polish language. The meeting with the president talked immigrant communities mayor said the metropolis, Rahm Emanuel, who had once been his close associate, including administration headed the White House.
announced last week by the Obama decree implies that illegal immigrants residing in the US for at least five years, and their children have a nationality or a “green card” will no longer be at risk of deportation and will be allowed to work for three years. It will not, however, people with criminal records. However, the decision to grant them citizenship can take only the Congress. A Senate and House of Representatives in the new term will be dominated by the opposition to the president and critically assessing its policy towards immigrants Republicans.
Barack Obama met in Chicago with representatives of the Polish – Politics
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