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美国移民法将在六个月内进行改革 President Barack Obama has said US immigration reform could be achieved within six months, in an interview with Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo. 美国总统奥巴马在接受波多黎各西班牙语电视台采访时称，美国移民法改革将会在六个月内完成。 ? The president said reform should pass in 2013 and he would put everything into securing a deal even sooner. ? Obstacles to a deal were political rather than technical, Mr Obama added. ? The comments come the day after Mr Obama backed comprehensive immigration reform, and after a group of senators unveiled a similar plan on Monday. ? Correspondents say the focus on immigration reflects the growing influence of Hispanic voters. ? Clear pathway ? I can guarantee that I will put everything I have behind it, Mr Obama told Telemundo, one of two Spanish-language networks he spoke to on Wednesday. ? The president also said he would work with all politicians to achieve reform, including Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican. ? Mr Obamas plan, unveiled at a secondary school in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2011. ? But while he applauded the Senate effort - put together by a group of four Democrats and four Republicans - the president also warned that if Congress fails to take action on immigration, the White House would write legislation of its own and insist that lawmakers vote on it. ? Like the bipartisan plan, the president backed an overhaul of the existing legal immigration system, securing US borders, and offering a pathway to earned citizenship. ? But the senators proposals would allow undocumented immigrants to start the process of becoming citizens only after US borders are deemed secure, a link that did not feature in the presidents plan. ? In a second interview on Wednesday with Spanish-language channel Univision, Mr Obama appeared to diverge from the senators plan on that point. ? What we dont want is to create some vague prospect in the future that somehow comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway