the come for the economic opportunity. they are for filling that opportunity, working hard, contribute into the british economy. jobs are growing for the british immigrants and the british people. i do not share the negative you of immigrants. i think immigrants helped to make this country great. virtually all of us dissented from immigrants. i think immigration has been an important part of britain's is the story. i think there are lots of problems facing us and britain as a society. government regulation, and other things like that. this boat to get out of the european union, it'll think it will fundamentally address those issues. next, we have cindy. you are on with daniel griswold. good morning. : one thing, listing to you, i was thinking, when you

said they would lose a lot of professionals, it takes me back to last week when a gentleman called on this line. host: we only have a few seconds. was a: he said he scientist and could not find a job and it was because of people from other countries getting the jobs. that is why we are frustrated. guest: i think that is an individual case that is not representative of the experience. as we become a more technological society. fromed skilled people around the world. yes, there are americans who have those skills, and that is great. we need more of them. we do not have a significant number of people in the stem thatrs to fill the jobs are available. immigrants are providing a source of capital. the proof is in the pudding.

look at britain's relative success. they have a growth rate that is better than the rest of europe with relatively low unemployment , and immigration is part of that story. they should not be blaming immigrants for economic problems and we should not be blaming immigrants for economic problems. the problems are elsewhere. host: journalpan's washington live every day with news and policy issues that affect you. week, britain voted to leave the european union. tomorrow morning, we discuss how it want at the global markets and political reaction. then regina thompson, cofounder of free delegates 2016 talks about the grassroots efforts to

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video-on-demand at he's been.org. you have a front row seat to every minute -- c-span.org. you have a front row seat to every minute of both conventions beginning july 18. >> on thursday, president obama spoke to reporters on the supreme court decision to let stand, a lower court ruling that blocks executive action on immigration. the president remarks are about 20 minutes. president obama: good morning, everybody. i wanted to say a few words on

two of the cases the supreme court spoke on today. first, in the affirmative action case, i'm pleased that the supreme court upheld the basic notion that diversity is an important value in our society, and that this country should provide a high-quality education to all our young people, regardless of their background. we are not a country that guarantees equal outcomes, but we do strive to provide an equal shot to everybody. and that's what was upheld today. second, one of the reasons why america is such a diverse and inclusive nation is because we're a nation of immigrants. our founders conceived of this country as a refuge for the world. and for more than two centuries, welcoming wave after wave of immigrants has kept us youthful and dynamic and entrepreneurial. it has shaped our character, and it has made us stronger. but for more than two decades now, our immigration system, everybody acknowledges, has been broken. and the fact that the supreme court wasn't able to issue a decision today doesn't just set the system back even further, it takes us further from the country that we aspire to be. just to lay out some basic facts that sometimes get lost in what can be an emotional debate. since i took office, we've deployed more border agents and

technology to our southern border than ever before. that has helped cut illegal border crossings to their lowest levels since the 1970's. it should have paved the way for comprehensive immigration reform. and, in fact, as many of you know, it almost did. nearly 70 democrats and republicans in the senate came together to pass a smart, common-sense bill that would have doubled the border patrol, and offered undocumented immigrants a pathway to earn citizenship if they paid a fine, paid their taxes, and played by the rules. unfortunately, republicans in the house of representatives refused to allow a simple yes or no vote on that bill. so, i was left with little choice but to take steps within my existing authority to make our immigration system smarter, fairer, and more just. four years ago, we announced that those who are our lowest priorities for enforcement --

diligent, patriotic young dreamers who grew up pledging allegiance to our flag -- should be able to apply to work here and study here and pay their taxes here. more than 730,000 lives have been changed as a result. these are students, they're teachers, they're doctors, they're lawyers. they're americans in every way but on paper. and fortunately, today's decision does not affect this policy. it does not affect the existing dreamers. two years ago, we announced a similar, expanded approach for others who are also low priorities for enforcement. we said that if you've been in america for more than five years, with children who are american citizens or legal residents, then you, too, can come forward, get right with the law, and work in this country

temporarily, without fear of deportation. both were the kinds of actions taken by republican and democratic presidents over the past half-century. neither granted anybody a free pass. all they did was focus our enforcement resources -- which are necessarily limited -- on the highest priorities -- convicted criminals, recent border crossers, and threats to our national security. now, as disappointing as it was to be challenged for taking the kind of actions that other administrations have taken, the country was looking to the supreme court to resolve the important legal questions raised in this case. today, the supreme court was unable to reach a decision. this is part of the consequence of the republican failure so far to give a fair hearing to mr. merrick garland, my nominee to the supreme court. it means that the expanded set of common-sense deferred action

policies -- the ones that i announced two years ago -- can't go forward at this stage, until there is a ninth justice on the court to break the tie. i know a lot of people are going to be disappointed today, but it is important to understand what today means. the deferred action policy that has been in place for the last four years is not affected by this ruling. enforcement priorities developed by my administration are not affected by this ruling. this means that the people who might have benefitted from the expanded deferred action policies -- long-term residents raising children who are americans or legal residents -- they will remain low priorities for enforcement. as long as you have not committed a crime, our limited immigration enforcement resources are not focused on you. but today's decision is frustrating to those who seek to grow our economy and bring a rationality to our immigration system, and to allow people to come out of the shadows and lift

this perpetual cloud on them. i think it is heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who've made their lives here, who've raised families here, who hoped for the opportunity to work, pay taxes, serve in our military, and more fully contribute to this country we all love in an open way. so, where do we go from here? most americans -- including business leaders, faith leaders, and law enforcement, democrats and republicans and independents -- still agree that the single best way to solve this problem is by working together to pass common-sense, bipartisan immigration reform. that is obviously not going to happen during the remainder of this congress. we don't have is a congress that agrees with us on this. nor do we have a congress that's willing to do even its most basic of jobs under the constitution, which is to consider nominations.

republicans in congress currently are willfully preventing the supreme court from being fully staffed and functioning as our founders intended. and today's situation underscores the degree to which the court is not able to function the way it's supposed to. the court's inability to reach a decision in this case is a very clear reminder of why it's so important for the supreme court to have a full bench. for more than 40 years, there's been an average of just over two months between a nomination and a hearing. i nominated judge merrick garland to the supreme court more than three months ago. but most republicans so far refuse to even meet with him. they are allowing partisan politics to jeopardize something as fundamental as the impartiality and integrity of our justice system. and america should not let it stand.

this is an election year. and during election years, politicians tend to use the immigration issue to scare people with words like "amnesty" in hopes that it will whip up votes. keep in mind that millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking effort to become citizens. and we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to american citizenship. but here's the thing. millions of people who have come forward and worked to get right with the law under this policy, they've been living here for years, too -- in some cases, even decades. so leaving the broken system the way it is, that's not a solution. in fact, that's the real amnesty. pretending we can deport 11 million people, or build a wall without spending tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer money is abetting what is really just factually incorrect. it's not going to work.

it's not good for this country. it's a fantasy that offers nothing to help the middle class, and demeans our tradition of being both a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. in the end, it is my firm belief that immigration is not something to fear. we don't have to wall ourselves off from those who may not look like us right now, or pray like we do, or have a different last name. because being an american is about something more than that. what makes us americans is our shared commitment to an ideal that all of us are created equal, all of us have a chance to make of our lives what we will. and every study shows that whether it was the irish or the poles, or the germans, or the italians, or the chinese, or the japanese, or the mexicans, or the kenyans -- whoever showed up, over time, by a second

generation, third generation, those kids are americans. they do look like us -- because we don't look one way. we don't all have the same last names, but we all share a creed and we all share a commitment to the values that founded this nation. that's who we are, and that is what i believe most americans recognize, so, here's the bottom a very reale got choice that america faces right now. we will continue to implement the existing programs that are already in place. we will not be able to move forward with the expanded programs we wanted to move forward on because the supreme court was not able to issue a ruling at this stage, and now we've got a choice about where

we are going to be as a country, what we want to teach our kids and how we want to be represented in congress and in the white house. to make ang to have decision about if we are a people who tolerate the hypocrisy of a system where the workers who pick our fruit or never have a chance to get right with the law or if we are going to give them a chance, just like our forebears had a chance to take responsibility to give their kids a better future. we are going to have to decide if we are people who accept the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms or if we actually value families and keep them together for the sake of all of our communities. we will have to decide if we are able to continue to educate the world's brightest students in our high schools and universities only to send them away to compete against us or if we encourage them to create new jobs and new businesses right

here in the united states. these are the questions that voters now are going to have to ask themselves and answer in november. these are the issues that will be debated by candidates across the country, congressional candidates as well as presidential candidates. in november, americans will have to make a decision about what we care about and who we are. i promise you this, though -- sooner or later, immigration reform will get done. congress is not going to be able to ignore america forever. it's not a matter of if. it's a matter of when. i can say that with confidence because we have seen our history . we get these spasms of politics around immigration and fear then our, and traditions and our history and

our better impulses kick in. that's how we all ended up here. i guarantee at some point, every one of us has somebody in our background who people did not want coming here, and yet, here we are. that is what is going to happen this time. the question is if we do it in a smart, rational, sensible way or canust keep on kicking the down the road. i believe that this country deserves an immigration policy s the goodness of the american people and i think we are going to get that. hopefully, we are going to get that in november. i'll take two questions. >> realistically, what do you see as the risk of deportation of 4 million people? president obama: let me just be very clear -- what was

unaffected by today's ruling or lack of a ruling is the enforcement priorities that we put in place. our enforcement priorities that jeh inlaid out by secretary johnson at the department of homeland security are pretty clear -- we prioritize criminals . we prioritize gang bangers. we prioritize folks who have just come in. what we do not do is prioritize people who have been here a long time who are otherwise roots andg, who have connections in their communities , so those enforcement priorities will continue. withork that we have done the dream act kids -- those policies remain in place. what this has prevented us from ofng is expanding the scope what we have done with the dream

act kids. keep in mind, though, that even that was just a temporary measure. all it was doing was basically saying to these kids, "you can have confidence that you are not going to be deported, but it does not resolve your ultimate status. that is going to require congressional action. although i am disappointed by the lack of a decision today by deadlock,e court, a this does not substantially , and ithe status quo does not negate what has always been the case, which is if we are really going to solve this problem effectively, we've got to have congress passed a law. i have pushed to the limits of .y executive authority we now have to have congress act . hopefully, we will have a

vigorous debate during this election. this is how democracy is supposed to work. and there will be a determination as to which direction we go in. said, over the long-term, i'm very confident about the direction this country is going because we've seen this in the past. it in thenot seen past, america would look very different than it looks today. but if we are going to get this soon so that this does not continue to be this divisive force in our politics and we can get down to the business of all pulling together to create jobs and educate our kids and protect threatss from external and do the things that we need to do to ensure a better future for the next generation, that's

going to be determined in part out and whos turn they vote for in november. one more question. practical going forward questions -- are you going to be able to do anything more for immigrants going forward in terms of executive action and support? and never two, do you in any way take this as some republicans have presented this as a slap at your use of executive authority to this tie vote, and will this in any way circumscribe how aggressively or forcefully you use executive authority in the remainder of your time in office? president obama: ok. on the specifics of immigration, i do not anticipate that there are additional executive actions that we can take. we can implement what we have

already put in place that is not affected by this decision. followu know, we have to been ruled off in the fifth circuit because the supreme court could not resolve the issue. we are going to have to abide by that ruling until an election and until a confirmation of a ninth justice of the supreme court so that they can break this type. we have always said that we are going to do what we can lawfully through executive action, but we cannot go beyond that. we have butted up about as far as we can on this particular topic. it does not have any impact from our perspective on the host of other issues we are working farm -- we are working on because each of these issues has a

different analysis and is based on different statutes or of ournt interpretations authority. for example, on climate change, that is based on the clean air and the epa and previous supreme court rulings as opposed to a theory of prosecutorial discretion that in the past every other president has exercised, and the supreme court was not definitive one way or the other. the problem is they do not have the knife justice, so that will problem.to be a with respect to republicans, i think it tells you that if you keep on blocking judges from getting on the bench, the courts cannot issue decisions. and what that means is you will then have the status quo frozen and we will not be able to make progress on some very important issues. that may have in their strategy from the start, but it is not a

sustainable strategy. it is certainly a strategy that will be broken by this election unless their basic theory as we will never confirm judges again. hopefully, that is not there erie because that is not how our democracy is devised. >> [inaudible] president obama: it was a one-court opinion that said we cannot come up with a decision. a little bit of a stretch. if we have a full court issuing a full opinion on anything, then we take it seriously. this we have to abide by, but it valuet any kind of statement or a decision on the merits of these issues. thank you guys.