President Obama was oddly interrupted by a reporter in the Rose Garden moments ago as he announced the new Homeland Security policy of deferring deportation action on young illegal immigrants and defended his executive order as “the right thing to do.”
“These are young people who study in our schools, they play in our neighborhoods… they pledge allegiance to our flag,” Obama said. “They are Americans in every single way but one on paper.”
“This is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship, it is not a permanent fix,” the president said before a person, reportedly Neil Munro of The Daily Caller, interjected with a question.
“Excuse me, sir; it’s not time for questions, sir,” said Obama, who didn’t take any questions at the announcement. To a second interruption, he snapped, “I’m not asking for an argument.”
“These kids deserve to plan their lives in more than two-year increments,” the president continued, adding that Congress still needed to take DREAM Act action because the order is just a “stop-gap measure.”
“It makes no sense to expel talented young persons who are, for all intents and purposes, Americans.”
As Obama walked away from the podium, a voice called out, “What about American workers who are unemployed while you import foreigners?”
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