The President of the United States, Barack Obama, blamed Congress on Monday for the high number of deportations during the past 5 years.
During a radio interview with Univisión, President Obama, whose government has broken the record for deportations with almost two million people expelled in the past five years, said on Monday that Congress doubled the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents, which caused a rise in the number of deportations in border regions.
"The reason for these high figures is because Congress doubled the number of ICE and Border Patrol agents. I don't this is something necessarily good or useful for many of these families," said the President.
During his interview with radio show "El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo", the President was asked about the number of deportations his administration has seen since 2009, when the Latino vote was fundamental for his campaign.
According to the hosts, almost 1,000 people are deported every day, a record amount that caused activists and the media to report that his government has deported more people than anyone else.
The President said that he seeks to promote new immigration laws that could open a way to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants. Likewise, in past days, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is considering to introduce changes in its deportation policies, changes that might reduce the number of people expelled from the country, according to Los Angeles Times.
Obama's interview with Univisión's radio show is the last in a series of public appearances of the President in Latino media to promote registration for the Affordable Health Law, which ends on March 31, the deadline before fines are imposed.
According to White House estimates, around 10.2 million Latinos could benefit from the new health care law.
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