What it meant when the President talked about immigration reform in his speech

In his speech Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the need for immigration reform. But what did it mean that the president devoted time to this topic during the speech?

On Wednesday, I was interviewed by MundoFox News to analyze the part of the president's speech where he mentioned the importance of immigration reform that will help make the country's economy stronger by harnessing the "talent and ingenuity" of immigrants.

Here is the interview:

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