WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington’s National Mall last Sunday to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws.
Smaller rallies also were held in cities such as Denver and Phoenix.
Speaking by video to the crowd in Washington, President Barack Obama said he will do “everything in my power” to reach a bipartisan deal within the year.
“You know as well as I do that this won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight,” Obama said. “But if we work together across ethnic, state and party lines, we can build a future worthy of our history as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws."
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