Thread: Fired Up Obama to Immigration Activists: 'No Force On Earth Can Stop Us'

'Si se puede, si votamos! Yes, we can, if we vote!'

8:36 PM, Oct 2, 2014 • By DANIEL HALPER
The Weekly Standard



A fired up President Barack Obama had a message to immigration activists at a dinner this evening in Washington, D.C.: "no force on earth can stop us."

"The clearest path to change is to change [the voter turnout] number," said Obama "Si se puede, si votamos! Yes, we can, if we vote!"

"You know, earlier this year, I had a chance to host a screening of the film Cesar Chavez at the White House, and I was reminded that Cesar organized for nearly 20 years before his first major victory. He never saw that time as a failure. Looking back, he said, I remember the families who joined our movement and paid dues long before there was any hope of winning contracts. I remember thinking then that with spirit like that, no force on earth could stop us.

"That's the promise of America then and that's the promise of America now. People who love this country can change it. America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kids a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger. America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in the family to go to college. The citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes. The young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That's what America is about.

"And six years ago, I asked you to believe, and tonight, I ask you to keep believing, not just in my ability to bring about change, but in your ability to bring about change. Because in the end, DREAMer is more than just a title, it's a pretty good description of what it means to be an American.

"Each of us is called on to stand proudly for the values we believe in, and the future we seek. All of us have a chance to reach out and pull this country that we call home a little closer to its founding ideas. That's the spirit that's alive in this room. That's the spirit i saw in Luis and Victor and all the young people here tonight.

"That spirit is alive in America today, and with that spirit, no force on earth can stop us."

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by Tony Lee 2 Oct 2014, 6:16 PM PDT
breitbart

On Thursday evening, President Barack Obama promised Hispanic leaders executive amnesty and vowed that he will not give up his fight for permanent amnesty for illegal immigrants. However, he also conceded that more work needed to be done to win public support because the American people do not support such legislation.

Speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Dinner, Obama said he would enact his executive amnesty between the November elections and the end of this year and reiterated that it "was not a question of if but when."

But he asked Latinos to convince more Americans to back a more comprehensive bill to make his executive actions more permanent.

"For any action to last, for it to be effective and extend beyond my administration--because I'm only here two more years--we're going to have to build more support of the American people so that it is sustainable and lasting," Obama conceded. "No matter how bold I am, nothing I can do will be as comprehensive or lasting as a Senate bill. Anything I can do can be reversed by the next president."

Many pro-amnesty advocates felt betrayed that Obama reneged on his promise to enact a massive temporary amnesty that would have also provided work permits to millions of illegal immigrants "by the end of summer." Obama acknowledged that there is "deep frustration in many communities around the country right now" and said, "I share it." Obama was heckled during parts of speech and pro-amnesty demonstrators protested outside.

"I'm not going to give up this fight until it gets done," he continued.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), one of the leading voices for amnesty, has said that when the White House asked for forbearance, he demanded interest in the form of a broader executive amnesty. But Obama said that legislation is ultimately needed to move beyond what he can do in a limited capacity with executive actions.

Obama blamed what he said could possibly be "the most uncooperative House of Representatives in history" for stalling amnesty legislation that the Congressional Budget Office determined would lower the wages of American workers. He warned that as soon as he enacts his executive amnesty later this year, opponents of amnesty "will roll out the same old scare tactics." To counter that, Obama said he would spend the next months "explaining why immigration reform is good for our economy and why it's good for everybody."

"And when opponents are out there saying who knows what, I'm going to need you to have my back," he said, before asking the Latino community to vote in addition to pressuring Congress.

But massive amnesty remains unpopular to broad swaths of the American public, including Democrats. Last week, Obama did not mention immigration at all when speaking to the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. And Obama delayed his executive actions until after the midterms to help Senate Democrats retain control of the Senate. He conceded last month in an interview with Meet the Press's Chuck Todd that the border crisis—which the mainstream press was forced to cover after Breitbart Texas published leaked photos of children being warehoused—shifted public opinion even more against amnesty.

A recent national poll found that a strong majority (67%) of Americans are opposed executive amnesty before the borders are secure and even a majority of Democrats are opposed to illegal immigrants from Central America receiving government benefits. Obama has also hit record lows in numerous national polls on his handling of illegal immigration in recent months.

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Obama Heckled by ‘Undocumented Activist’ During Speech at Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Annual Gala

Oct. 2, 2014 10:10pm Jason Howerton
The Blaze

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — With frustration mounting, President Barack Obama sought Thursday to quell doubts he’ll use his presidential powers to act on immigration, telling Hispanics and immigration activists it’s “not a question of if but when.”

At the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s annual gala, Obama warned activists that his eventual actions will spark intense political opposition that could threaten the durability of what he does. In a partisan pitch a month before Election Day, he urged Hispanics across the U.S. to use their votes to improve prospects in the future for a legislative fix.

The president was reportedly interrupted twice by an audience member, identified as “undocumented activist“ Blanca Hernandez, during his speech. Both times she yelled, “We need relief now,” as she objected to deportations under Obama.

“If anybody wants to know where my heart is, or whether I want to have this fight, let me put those questions to rest right now: I am not going to give up this fight until it gets done,” Obama said.

Hernandez was reportedly escorted out by security.

Once hailed as a champion for Hispanic rights, Obama’s relationship with the Hispanic community has become strained since he decided last month to abandon his earlier pledge to act quickly after summer’s end to help some immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. Instead, he said he’d wait until after the Nov. 4 elections, exasperating immigration activists who accused the president of putting politics ahead of their families and said they had waited far too long already.

With the elections nearing, Obama sought to parlay impatience into motivation for Hispanic voters to elect politicians who will enact more sweeping reforms to fix the U.S. immigration system. Arguing that no executive action on immigration could be as comprehensive as what Congress could do, he urged Hispanics at the black-tie dinner to go into their communities to ensure voters don’t stay home.

“Yes we can – if we vote,” he said, first in Spanish and then in English, in a twist on his 2008 campaign slogan.

The White House has been coy about what unilateral actions Obama and his administration are considering, and legal experts differ about just how far Obama can go without Congress. Immigration activists are calling for Obama to act aggressively to free a sizeable portion of the 11.5 million immigrants here illegally from fear of deportation.

Such a possibility has incensed Republicans who say Obama’s willingness to ignore existing laws is the key reason they’re reluctant to work with him to pass new ones.

“The president’s promise isn’t about making the best policy or enforcing the law – it’s an admission that his pledge to not uphold the law in the future would be bad for his party now,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said.

A supportive crowd offered the president a mostly warm reception, although a group of demonstrators gathered outside the convention center in protest of Obama’s delay.

And at the podium, Obama was gently nudged by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who said Hispanics were looking to Obama “for big, bold, unapologetic” relief without delay.

“We need major reforms, we need them now,” he said, “and Mr. President, we need your help.”

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Barry's a habitual Liar..... does anyone believe anything this man says anymore... If so I would like to meet that individual