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It has been a long road to immigration reform -- and quite a transition for President Obama.

It all started during a 2008 town hall with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos.

"I cannot guarantee that it is going to be in the first 100 days," Obama said. "But what I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and that I'm promoting. And I want to move that forward as quickly as possible."

Six years later, with President Obama set to deliver a prime time address to announce his executive action on immigration, here is a look at how we got here:

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PHOTO: President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address to Congress on Capitol Hill, Jan. 27, 2010 in Washington.

As you remind me, my biggest failure is that we havent gotten comprehensive immigration reform done, Obama responded. So were going to be continuing to work on that. But its not for lack of trying or desire.

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PHOTO: This July 16, 2014, file photo shows the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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