I just finished watching Obama's speech on immigration, and I couldn't help but feel that it was supposed to be one big sad story to try and win Americans over to support this policy, and to make the Republicans in the House seem like the "bad guys".
Out of an almost 15 minute speech, I feel that the President is only talking about the immigration issue for 7 of those minutes. After those 7 minutes, he begins to justify his actions, and attack the republicans. He says to Congress,
"to those Members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill."
He is most certainly referring to the Republicans in the House who he accused earlier of, "Republican leaders in the House have refused to allow that simple vote".
He then goes on to trying to appeal to American's patriotism and family history by saying, "Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens". He also tries to appeal to parents and families by saying, "Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms? Or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?" He tries even harder to gain support by portraying himself as any average American, by using his two daughters as an example, " I've seen the courage of students who, except for the circumstances of their birth, are as American as Malia or Sasha". It's clear to see that President Obama is trying to appeal to every group of people, not just people who are against illegal immigrants or people who are Republicans, but all Americans to try and win them over.
So what do you think. Was President Obama's speech about Immigration or was it to support his policy and shame the Republicans?
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