President Obama interrupted by hecklers during San Francisco immigration speech
Obama was mostly thorough in his call for the House of Representatives to act on a comprehensive immigration passed by the Senate, when several crowd members began shouting.
"Stop deportation," a man partly visible behind Obama yelled. "You have a power to stop all deportations."
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President Obama looks away from the crowd after he was heckled during his speech Monday.
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President Obama looks away from the crowd after he was heckled during his speech Monday.
"Actually, I don't," Obama responded.
Turning toward the man, Obama told security officers making their way toward the hecklers to stop.
"These guys don't need to go," he said. "Let me finish."
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"These guys don't need to go," Obama said, after security officers began to approach the heckers. "Let me finish."
MSNBC
"These guys don't need to go," Obama said, after security officers began to approach the heckers. "Let me finish."
"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as they quieted down.
Obama noted they "care deeply" about issues that affect immigrant families.
But Obama said that "when I am speaking as the President of the United States and I come to this community," shouting for him to "solve all these problems" without Congress is not constructive.
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"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as the hecklers stopped their chanting.
MSNBC
"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as the hecklers stopped their chanting.
"The easy way out is to try to yell and pretend I can try to something by violating our laws," the former community organizer said. "It won't be as easy as just shouting. It requires us lobbying and getting it done."
"So for those of you who are committed to getting this done, I am gonna march with you and fight with you every step of the way to make sure that we are welcoming every hardworking, striving immigrant sees America the way we do," he said.
"I'm ready to work with you, but it is gonna require work," Obama said. "It is not just about saying 'we're gonna violate the law.' That's not our tradition."
dfriedman@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...ration-speech-article-1.1528673#ixzz2lm4pIg6a
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Obama was mostly thorough in his call for the House of Representatives to act on a comprehensive immigration passed by the Senate, when several crowd members began shouting.
"Stop deportation," a man partly visible behind Obama yelled. "You have a power to stop all deportations."
RELATED: OBAMA DOESN’T SEE SELF AS ‘PARTICULARLY IDEOLOGICAL’
President Obama looks away from the crowd after he was heckled during his speech Monday.
MSNBC
President Obama looks away from the crowd after he was heckled during his speech Monday.
"Actually, I don't," Obama responded.
Turning toward the man, Obama told security officers making their way toward the hecklers to stop.
"These guys don't need to go," he said. "Let me finish."
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"These guys don't need to go," Obama said, after security officers began to approach the heckers. "Let me finish."
MSNBC
"These guys don't need to go," Obama said, after security officers began to approach the heckers. "Let me finish."
"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as they quieted down.
Obama noted they "care deeply" about issues that affect immigrant families.
But Obama said that "when I am speaking as the President of the United States and I come to this community," shouting for him to "solve all these problems" without Congress is not constructive.
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"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as the hecklers stopped their chanting.
MSNBC
"I respect the passion of these young people," Obama said, as the hecklers stopped their chanting.
"The easy way out is to try to yell and pretend I can try to something by violating our laws," the former community organizer said. "It won't be as easy as just shouting. It requires us lobbying and getting it done."
"So for those of you who are committed to getting this done, I am gonna march with you and fight with you every step of the way to make sure that we are welcoming every hardworking, striving immigrant sees America the way we do," he said.
"I'm ready to work with you, but it is gonna require work," Obama said. "It is not just about saying 'we're gonna violate the law.' That's not our tradition."
dfriedman@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...ration-speech-article-1.1528673#ixzz2lm4pIg6a
