SC immigration ruling 'heartbreaking' for millions: Obama

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Jun 23 2016 | 10:02 PM IST
President Barack Obama today condemned the Supreme Court's ruling blocking his bid to change immigration policy as "heartbreaking" and urged Americans not to fear the millions of people who want to make their lives in the United States.
"The fact that the Supreme Court wasn't able to issue a decision today doesn't just set the system back further -- it takes us further from the country that we aspire to be," Obama told reporters.
The court, short one justice after the death of Antonin Scalia in February, split 4-4 over Obama's bid to change immigration policy by executive action, thus leaving in place lower court rulings blocking the effort.
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First Published: Jun 23 2016 | 10:02 PM IST

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