Obama calls for immigration reform at Cinco de Mayo event

REUTERS - U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform at a White House event celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

"Congress still needs to step up," and act on immigration reform, he told the gathering.

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over French forces in the Battle ofPuebla in 1862.

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