President Obama legalises five million immigrants
(AGI) Washington, Nov 21 - Five million immigrants will belegalised under a new plan announced by U.S. President BarackObama. "I know some of the critics of this action call itamnesty. Well, it's not," he said in a live broadcast from theEast Room of the White House on Thursday night. He said hewould act on the basis of executive orders. "Mass amnesty wouldbe unfair. Mass deportation would be both impossible andcontrary to our character. What I'm describing isaccountability - a commonsense, middle ground approach. Formore than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming