Obama energizes amnesty supporters at Hispanic prayer event

By Julie Pace and Matt Apuzzo
May 12, 2011 12:46 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says those opposing a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. shouldn't have amnesia about how the country began. He says America is a nation of immigrants.

Speaking at an annual Hispanic prayer breakfast in Washington, Obama also recalled times past when religious communities helped change the country. He talked about Episcopalians in Boston, where early patriots planned the Revolution, and Baptist churches in the South that sparked the civil rights movement.

Obama says he'll keep pushing and trying to work with Congress on the immigration issue. But he said again that building a widespread movement is the only way to get a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system.

Video: President Obama At Hispanic Prayer Breakfast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16btgve8 ... r_embedded

GOPUSA Editor: Here's an Obama quote reported by the LA Times.

"I'll keep pushing and working with Congress," Obama said. "But the only way we are going to get this done is by building a widespread movement for reform. That's why I'm asking you to keep preaching and persuading your congregations and communities. That's why I'm asking you to keep on activating, getting involved, mobilizing. That's why we all need to keep praying."

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