Obama: Republicans not even trying on immigration

US President Barack Obama says House Republicans are trying to pass the most extreme and unworkable version of an immigration bill even though they know the bill is not going anywhere.
Republicans are pushing legislation that could clear the way for eventual deportation of more than 500,000 immigrants brought here illegally as children and address the surge of immigrants at the US-Mexico border.
Obama says Republicans know that legislation won't succeed in the Senate. He says Republicans are not even trying to solve the problem. He says they're just trying check a box leaving town for their annual August recess.

Obama says while Congress is away, he will have to make tough choices about immigration challenges himself.