President Barack Obama will make an announcement about his expected executive action on immigration on Thursday evening.
In a video posted on Facebook, the president said that the current immigration system is "broken" and that he will address "the things that I can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better, even as I continue to work with Congress and encourage them to get a bipartisan comprehensive bill that can solve the entire problem."
The speech at the White House is scheduled for 8pm ET.
The Thursday evening announcement will be followed by a rally at a Las Vegas high school on Friday afternoon. Obama will be accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at that event, a source told NBC News.
A new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll shows that the country is divided about whether Obama should take executive action to address the issue of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Nearly half - 48 percent - oppose executive action, while 38 percent support it.
- NBC's Carrie Dann and Chris Jansing
First published November 19 2014, 9:36 AM
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