2. I read the speech in its entirety twice and did not find one mention of immigration. The President says we owe our prosperity to our ingenuity and tenacity.

2. I read the speech in its entirety twice and did not find one mention of immigration. The President says we owe our prosperity to our ingenuity and tenacity. I think that's true but a lot of that ingenuity and tenacity came from first and second generation immigrants. If we are not prepared to open up our borders more broadly to the best and brightest and toughest in this world, all the rest is just words We have a president whose father wasn't even born in the US. I think that speaks for itself. The population of the US has doubled since 1943 or something (source: http://www.pbs.org/saf/1304/features/raven2.htm http://www.pbs.org/saf/1304/features/raven2.htm). I love diversity and am all for opening up our borders, but let's concentrate on giving the immigrants who are already here lawful employment with ethical compensation first.