<\/a>President Barack Obama gestures while giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. AP\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais<\/p><\/div>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 President Barack Obama is renewing his call for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system, telling Congress during his State of the Union address: “Now let’s get this done.”<\/p>\n
He asked for a bill in the next few months and pledged to sign it “right away.”<\/p>\n
Obama wants legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., among other steps.<\/p>\n
Eight Republican and Democratic senators are working to complete a bill by next month.<\/p>\n
An aide says the four Democratic senators in the group plan to update Obama on their progress during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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