(Jason Howerton) -- Just hours after his administration announced a major shift in U.S. immigration policy, President Obama made his case to the American people, calling his new plan “the right thing to do” in a speech broadcast from the White House.

“This morning Secretary Napolitano announced new actions that my administration will take to mend our nations immigration policy;  to make it more fair, more efficient and more just, specifically for young people sometimes called dreamers,” Obama said.

The new guidelines, which were not approved by Congress, will reportedly prevent younger illegal immigrants from being deported if they meet a specified set of guidelines laid out by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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