"But the answer isn't to undermine fundamental principles that define us as a nation," he said, taking an apparent shot at the controversial immigration bill signed into law in Arizona, which critics say will result in racial profiling. "We can't start singling out people because of who they look like or how they talk or how they dress."Furthermore:
Added the president: "We can't turn law-abiding American citizens or law abiding immigrants into subjects of suspicion and abuse."
"That's why we have to close the door on this kind of misconceived action by meeting our obligations here in Washington," he said.The Los Suns comment is irrelevant to me. Clearly, the Arizona Law signals that there is a problem with immigration in the United States. At the same time, such a law that will have its say on immigration will be made to protect the citizens and legal immigrants of the United States. The Arizona Law does not do this. The system is broken. It needs to be fixed. It needs to be changed.
"Comprehensive reform is how we're gonna solve this problem," the president added. "Of course it's gonna be tough. That's the truth. Anybody who tells you it's gonna be easy or I can wave a magic wand and make it happen hasn't been paying attention to how this town works. We need bipartisan support. But it can be done. And it needs to be done."
Didn't some president run on a platform of change?
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