Senate Democrats to Obama: Ignore Republicans and move ahead on immigration

Senate Democrats to Obama: Ignore Republicans and move ahead on immigration
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Senate Democrats have publicly backed President Obama's plan to circumvent the legislature and implement immigration reform via executive action.

"We strongly support your plan to improve as much of the immigration system as you can within your legal authority," Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and other Democratic leaders wrote Monday in a letter to the White House.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.