Celebrating Hispanics' contribution to the nation, President Barack Obama said Thursday that America is made great "not by building walls, but by tearing down barriers to opportunity."
Obama spoke as the White House observed Hispanic Heritage Month. His remarks contrasted with concerns about immigration among some Republican presidential contenders. Front-runner Donald Trump has called for building a wall along the border of Mexico.
Obama said the country is enriched "not by trying to divide us, but by trying to build community." If people were told "to go back where they came from," America would be "a really empty country . . .
