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Continuing with president Obama’s Speech about a future Immigration Reform. He said there was ” an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States”.

“The overwhelming majority of these men and women are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their children. Many settle in low-wage sectors of the economy; they work hard, they save, they stay out of trouble”, Mr Obama said in reference to the Dream Act.

Crimes go unreported as victims and witnesses fear coming forward. And this makes it harder for the police to catch violent criminals and keep neighborhoods safe. And billions in tax revenue are lost each year because many undocumented workers are paid under the table he added during his speech in the American University.

The president of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama, said Thursday that there is a need for an comprehensive immigration reform in the country.

“In recent days, the issue of immigration has become once more a source of fresh contention in our country, with the passage of a controversial law in Arizona and the heated reactions we’ve seen across America”, he added.

“Some have rallied behind this new policy. Others have protested and launched boycotts of the state. And everywhere, people have expressed frustration with a system that seems fundamentally broken”, Obama said at the American University in Washington D.C.

The state of Florida in the United States implemented the “Secure Communities” program which allows authorities to verify the immigration and criminal history of aliens who are detained.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLA) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that the measure went into effect statewide. (more…)