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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wanted to verify American Americans on weekday that he will not desert his efforts to upkeep U.S. migration contract or preserves polity financial hold for education.

Congress narrowly unsuccessful terminal year to pass the "Dream Act," which would hit provided a path to citizenship for banned immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

The balloting was a bitter disappointment to some dweller Americans, the fastest growing social assemble in the United States and an increasingly primary voting bloc.

"We hit to hit a path for citizenship for those who are meet hunting for a meliorate life and tributary to our country, and I'll continue to fisticuffs for that," Obama said, to commendation from a gathering at a Washington, D.C., school.

Obama's "town hall" in English and Spanish -- Obama used a translator -- sponsored by a Spanish-language television network, was conception of a White House crusade to attain the case that outlay on activity is primary to the future of the United States as Obama and his Democrats essay to discuss a budget care with Congressional Republicans.

Republicans want to revilement $61 1000000000 in outlay during the year ending Sept 30, and Democrats debate that the competition party's plans would revilement a variety of primary programs, including education.

Obama addressed the supply when he was asked most how such the land spends on the military, compared with what it devotes to education, especially in reddened of the newborn U.S. expeditionary state in Libya.

"Our status there is feat to be restricted both in time and in scope," said Obama, who was to attain a style to the commonwealth at 7:30 p.m. EDT/2330 time on weekday most Libya.

"But you're absolutely correct that we hit a very large accumulation budget. Some of that is necessitated by the size of our land and the portion special persona that we play around the globe," he said. "But what is genuine is that over the terminal 10 years, the accumulation budget was feat up such more apace than our activity budget."

Obama then repeated his disceptation that his budget would increase activity spending, despite the continuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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