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In what amounted to a pep talk aimed at disenchanted Hispanic voters, President Obama on Monday defended his unsuccessful efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, saying Democrats are on their side and blaming Republicans in Congress.

But even as Mr. Obama vowed to tackle the “unfinished business” of establishing a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, that wasn’t enough for some Hispanic activists, who planned to protest Tuesday outside the White House to draw attention to the more than one million people who have been deported under his administration.

“Feel free to keep the heat on me and keep the heat on Democrats,” Mr. Obama said in an address to the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference in Washington. “But here’s the only thing you should know: The Democrats and your president are with you. Don’t get confused about that. Remember who it is that we need to move in order to actually change the laws.”

Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/25/blaming-republicans-obama-rally-hispanic-support/