UPDATED 12:23 PM EST, February 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair" as he opened Congress' first hearing on immigration.
The session Tuesday comes as President Barack Obama pushes for swift action to pass immigration legislation. But in a sign of the difficulties to come, the Judiciary chairman, Republican Bob Goodlatte (GOOD-latt) of Virginia, cautioned against a "rush to judgment" and said each piece of the issue must be examined in detail.
