Bravo,Mr. President

++President Obama unveiled the outline of his actions on immigration, which will halt the deportation of several million people for at least 3 years.

++In the process, he dismantled argument after argument about why this shouldn't be done and his rights as President to do it. He reminded his audience that the Republican leadership in the House consistently refused to bring the Senate bill to a vote.

++He also acknowledged that deportations had gone up 80% during his presidency and that illegal crossings of the border had gone down dramatically at the same time. He mentioned the spike of the Central American kids but noted that this situation has diminished to a trickle. 

++He affirmed the nature of the United States as a country of immigrants and pointed out that millions lived under a shadow but still lived productive lives.

++He also went after the idea that this is amnesty,said people would have to pay a fine and back taxes. He also extended the Dreamers program.

++He pointed out again how absurd it was to think about deporting everyone. That just isn't the American way. He also mentioned that border security had tightened since he became President. 

++The immediate response by immigrant groups and centers hosting viewing parties was euphoric, a vindication for those who had organized and agitated for this change.

++President Obama had a captive audience of several million watching UNIVISION and the Latino Grammy Awards. The major networks claimed the speech was too political to warrant a prime time address to the nation. 

++Considering the objections he had to silenced and the tightrope he had to weave between law and order as well as justice, it was  good performance.

++Now watch the heads explode tomorrow. Obama also emphasized that you din't have to agree with him on this action to work with him on  other things. He also obliquely warned against a government shutdown.