John Boehner: Immigration reform is a ‘big goal’

Published July 23, 2013 4:00am ET



House Speaker John Boehner pushed back Tuesday at accusations he isn’t serious about revamping the nation’s immigration laws, saying he has worked harder than anyone to reform the system.

“Nobody has spent more time trying to fix a broken immigration system than I have,” the Ohio Republican told reporters at a Capitol news event. “I talked about it the day after the election. I’ve talked about it a hundred times since.”

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