Clinton: Immigration action ‘historic step’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised President Obama’s executive actions on immigration during a speech in New York City on Friday.

“The president took an historic step and I support it… This is about people’s lives,” Clinton, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, said during an appearance at the New York Historical Society.

{mosads}Earlier this week, Obama announced sweeping executive orders that will allow for undocumented workers to apply for delayed deportation, as well as directing law enforcement officials to only direct their deportation efforts to those with criminal records.

Clinton also praised former President Theodore Roosevelt, whom she said she is studying, according to The AP.

“I think we just need to get back into that can-do, problem-solving spirit that the Roosevelts exemplified,” Clinton said, according to the AP.