Obama And Biden Hear Young People's Personal Immigration Stories

Obama And Biden Hear Immigration Tragedies
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room with U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Obama said his administration will come up with 'concrete proposals' by next month to help stem gun violence in the U.S. and endorsed restricting military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room with U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Obama said his administration will come up with 'concrete proposals' by next month to help stem gun violence in the U.S. and endorsed restricting military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden heard Tuesday from seven young people whose lives have been affected by what they called the country's "broken" immigration system.

As the Senate Judiciary Committee nears completion of its markup of the Gang of Eight's comprehensive reform bill, members of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement shared their personal stories in the Oval Office, sitting face to face on the couches and plush chairs there.

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