Obama: GOP immigration stance political 'suicide'

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says Republican opposition to an immigration overhaul amounts to political "suicide." He says the party risks losing support from an entire generation of immigrants.<br /> <br /> Obama says smart Republicans understand the political damage of such a stance. But he says the GOP faces pressure from the tea party and others who, quote, "oftentimes express virulently anti-immigrant sentiment."<br /> <br /> Obama spoke to a group of young entrepreneurs in Santa Monica, California, where he was promoting his economic policies.<br /> <br /> Obama also told his largely high-tech audience that the U.S. needs an influx of highly skilled immigrants to keep the American workforce young.<br /> <br /> He says that because House Republicans have not acted, he will act on his own to reduce deportations and increase work permits for immigrants after the November election.

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