President Barack Obama assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken.
What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year.
Obama also met separately later Thursday with Sens. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and Republican Lindsey Graham, who are drafting a bill. They gave Obama a copy of their outline, and he said afterward in a statement that he looked forward to reviewing "their promising framework."
Obama said he told the senators and the advocacy groups that "my commitment to comprehensive …
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