President Barack Obama urged Americans frustrated with the lack of progress on immigration reform to voice their discontent at the ballot box, lamenting the dismal turnout in last November’s midterm elections.
Speaking Wednesday during a town hall in Miami, Florida, hosted by MSNBC and Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart, Obama said the immigration system won’t truly change until voters elect lawmakers who will press for reform.
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“Staying home is not an option,” Obama said. “And being cynical is not an option. And just waiting for somebody else — whether it’s the president, or Congress, or somebody — José — to get it done, that’s not enough.”
Read more on Obama’s town hall here.
