Rep. Ed Pastor statement on Obama’s immigration remarks

U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s immigration reform movement.

It has not been altered in any way.

“The devil is in the details, but I was very encouraged to see that there was great similarity between the President’s principles and those of the bipartisan task force on immigration in the Senate.

“Hopefully, very soon, the Senate will begin the debate so that we can come out with a common sense immigration reform bill that’s greatly needed. Now is the time to pass it.”