U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) issued the below statement in reaction to President Obama’s executive action on immigration.

“For as long as I’ve been in public life, I have been fighting for immigration reform. This is an important moment – not just for immigrant families and communities – but for all Americans.  I believe the President’s action to prevent the deportation of millions of people is about accountability not amnesty, about deporting felons not families, criminals not children...