By announcing executive action on immigration policy, President Barack Obama is paying “a debt” to the Latino community, said Univision and Fusion anchor Jorge Ramos.

In an interview moments after the president announced his executive decision to halt deportations and provide work permits for undocumented immigrants currently in the United States, Ramos suggested to Fusion colleague Alicia Menendez the move is especially important for Latinos considering his previous inaction on reform.

“It’s an important victory for the Latino community,” he said. President Obama had made reform a major platform of his 2008 campaign but failed to deliver in the eyes of many in that particular community.

Watch the clip below, via Fusion: