Eh. Every state of the union, every speech...etc by every president is almost always the same thing. The president sort of tries to talk smoothly and win over people while also trying to stick to his guns. People on his side stand and clap. People on the other side sit and look grumpy. The news afterwards then criticizes then speech depending on which side of the fence they are on. In short its all the same.
With that said did I like his speech? It was good, but not perfect. As always my issue with Trump is his over exaggerating of things. Many of the facts he brought up were over exaggerated/stretched out. Such as:
"Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
If hes referring to illegals, they can't bring in anyone. If hes referring to legal immigrants, they can't bring anyone in. And for those they can bring in, it takes alot of money and alot of time. My wife wants to bring her mother, it will take only a few months and some money. However she cannot bring her siblings because the process is a 20 year process. However if her mother is here, her mom can bring them here way easier.
Though regardless I see nothing wrong with an immigrant bringing whoever they want here. Isn't that what america is about? Not a single person in this country (except native americans) is native. We are all immigrants. Without immigrants, there would be no America. Also not sure how people bringing others affects security or economy. If anything immigrants means more people that will work and spend money. Better economy. Security, well that would really depend on what country they come from. But even then for the most part immigrants are vetted before coming. Doesn't always stop bad guys from getting in of course.
More imigrants that will work and spend more money?
We want current American citizens to work and spend money in America, not immigrants that send untold US wealth back to their homeland.
I live in Southern California, there isn't a migrant I know that isn't sending US wealth out of the country to their family members in other countries.
US dollars going to Mexico from their migrants is like 30% of their GNP.
40% of all monies leaving the USA by migrants sending it home is Mexico.
His quote on a broken system is 100% correct, I have seen with my eyes in a matter of a few years, entire migrant families coming, through "Many Loopholes" political refugee status being a big one, you have explained the a part of the "Quickly Changing" system, "Mom" first, "Siblings Second" and their children of course to follow. Trump openly stated this is going to stop, and be isolated to the immediate nuclear family, relatives excluded.
Taco, Corn, Mango, carts "Unliscensed" honking their bicycle horns, being pushed around the streets of Los Angeles, the vast majority being illegal Mexican immigrants, undermining local business, protected by the liberal government establishment from removal "Racial Profiling", as businesses shut their doors to the non-taxpaying carts in competition.
A downward spiral, to cities and neighborhoods that I pray stops!
Illegal Migrants stacked 15 deep in tight quarters, undermining Americans jobs, spending very little in our economy, sending the majority of their monies out of the country.
America is in a withdrawl from being a caretaker of the world, stop the foreign aid and take care of Americans.
I think it's a great thing immigration reform is taking place, stop the big American give away, take care of what we have.
Open Guantanamo Bay Detention again, Great as he openly told the story of Obama's releasing of ISIL terrorist, making it back to the war zone in leadership.