What he did was get on Spanish Television and announce “ALLEE ALLEE IN FREE”. It may not be exactly what he said, but it is what they heard.
As has been proven time and time again, what one believes they heard is more important than what was said anyway.
And leave it up to his minions when they address the tidal wave to interpret as they see fit. No papers? No problemo. That’s what the prezzie said right?
Interesting. As mentioned in a related thread, it seems that all that Obama was interested in was for low-information illegal immigrants to see his lips moving.