Posted on 07/01/2010 2:27:54 PM PDT by MissesBush
President Barack Obama said Thursday that being American “is not a matter of blood or birth,” but said that “no matter how decent” the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. are, they should be held accountable for breaking the law.
Speaking at the American University School of International Service in Washington D.C., Obama expressed an understanding for why states would pass individual anti-illegal immigration laws, but said taking such action is “ill conceived.”
The president said laws, such as the one signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in April, are “divisive,” put pressure on local law enforcement, burden state and local budgets and could potentially violate the rights of innocent American citizens and legal residents.
The Obama administration has come out against Arizona’s immigration law, which requires police officers to question a person’s immigration status if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally. The law takes effect July 29.
Obama said Thursday that while America has always defined itself as a nation of immigrants, and while the “overwhelming majority” of illegal immigrants come to the U.S. in search of a better life, “The presence of so many illegal immigrants makes a mockery of all those who are going through the process of immigration legally.”
“Ultimately, our nation, like all nations, has the right and obligation to control its borders and set laws for residency and citizenship,” he said. “And no matter how decent they are, no matter their reasons, the 11 million who broke these laws should be held accountable.”
The president called for a “pathway to legal status that is fair, reflective of our values and works,” a process he said has been “held hostage by political posturing and special interest wrangling.”
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True but he couldn't do it alone. He had a lot of help. He had the Democrat Party and every American idiot who continues to vote for the Democrat Party for whatever reason!
He is absolutely UN-AMERICAN!
well he’s the PRESIDENT of course/s
It is not a matter of just showing up here, either.
Illegal Immigrant in Chief (IIC)
it’s a wonder he didn’t slip the one finger salute in some how.......
you are right...in his case he just explained it...and he is a POS IMPOSTOR!
Do their graduates go straight to work for SEIU ?
We’re in BIG trouble when Obama presumes to tell us whats an American.
Perhaps that's because he's never known anyone who wasn't.
Except for his grandmother.... and we saw how he treated her.
He will not be able to set foot in Arizona without showing his papers. Littering/no seatbelt/texting while driving/bad taillight -— I don’t care — stop his car. There’s likely drugs on board. Get his papers and deport the SOB.
That line is especially telling...
Um, the Constitution says otherwise. Barack Obama is an idiot.
The law says otherwise. Is this guy a blithering idiot? That's a rhetorical question.
Every time this son of a bitch opens his mouth he lies.
for millions of legal immigrants being american really is NOT a matter of blood or birth. it is a matter of determination to be a true blue american, it is a matter of dedication to learning american history, civics, and the english language. and yes it is a matter of faith. insofar as they have faith in the american dream, the american ideal, and the american way. they truly want to be american, not “whatever-american”, just plain old american.
unfortunately i do not believe that this is what oblabo meant.
Go back to Mexico and start the legal immigration process.
I’ve seen the picture a million times, but I’ve never HEARD the person singing the National Anthem. That has got to be the WORST version of the Star Spangled Banner that I have ever heard. The WORST. It was an embarrassment.
Did you know they are using recordings of Obama’s speeches in mental hospitals?
It calms the crazy people down, and puts them right to sleep.
As far as the doctors can tell, each exposure to a long Obama speech reduces the intelligence of the listener.
Eventually, the listeners faint, or pass out, if the speech is long enough. Apparently oxygen flow to the brain is reduced as the brain gets exhausted chasing circular logic and ancient metaphors.
Bottom line.... the brain is trying to commit suicide.
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