Name: 總統就修復美國破碎的移民體系發表講話 (The President Speaks on Fixing America's Broken Immigration System)
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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.

But today, our immigration system is broken --

Families who enter our country the right way

and play by the rules watch others flout the rules.

Business owners who offer their workers good wages

undocumented immigrants by paying them far less.

All of us take offense to anyone who reaps

the rewards of living in America without taking

on the responsibilities of living in America.

And undocumented immigrants who desperately

want to embrace those responsibilities see

little option but to remain in the shadows,

And for decades, we haven't done much about it.

When I took office, I committed to fixing

And I began by doing what I could to secure our borders.

Today, we have more agents and technology deployed

to secure our southern border than at any time

And over the past six years, illegal border crossings

Although this summer, there was a brief spike

in unaccompanied children being apprehended at our

border, the number of such children is now actually

lower than it's been in nearly two years.

Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border

illegally is at its lowest level since the 1970s.

Meanwhile, I worked with Congress on a comprehensive

fix, and last year, 68 Democrats, Republicans,

undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship

if they paid a fine, started paying their taxes,

And independent experts said that it would

help grow our economy and shrink our deficits.

that kind of bill a simple yes-or-no vote, it would

have passed with support from both parties,

But for a year and a half now, Republican leaders

in the House have refused to allow that simple vote.

Now, I continue to believe that the best way to solve

this problem is by working together to pass that

But until that happens, there are actions I have

the legal authority to take as President --

the same kinds of actions taken by Democratic

that will help make our immigration system

First, we'll build on our progress at the border with

additional resources for our law enforcement personnel

so that they can stem the flow of illegal crossings,

and speed the return of those who do cross over.

Second, I'll make it easier and faster for high-skilled

immigrants, graduates, and entrepreneurs to stay

and contribute to our economy, as so many

Third, we'll take steps to deal responsibly with

the millions of undocumented immigrants who already

I want to say more about this third issue,

because it generates the most passion and controversy.

Undocumented workers broke our immigration laws,

and I believe that they must be held accountable --

deportations of criminals are up 80 percent.

And that's why we're going to keep focusing

Gang members, not a mom who's working hard to provide

We'll prioritize, just like law enforcement

But even as we focus on deporting criminals,

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