Obama has the "I wish you WOULD say something else" look on his face.
The president was interrupted by reporter Neil Munroe twice, who asked him to defend his assertion that the move is the "right thing" for the country. Obama talked over the reporter but later in the speech addressed him, again asserting that the immigration decision is the right one. Munroe again interrupted Obama. "I didn't ask for an argument," the president said sharply, ending the unusual exchange.
"They are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one--on paper," Obama said of the young illegal immigrants who will be affected by his plan. The sweeping proposal allows immigrants without criminal records who are under 30 years old, entered the country as children, have graduated from a U.S. high school, and can prove they've lived in the country for five consecutive years to apply for temporary legal status and then two-year, renewable work permits. It does not provide them a path to citizenship. In his speech, Obama stressed that the move is "not amnesty," and that he thinks Congress should still pass a broader legalization bill.
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