Having been shunned by all the major broadcast networks (unlike his predecessor 8 years ago), President Obama's 'prime time' address to the nation - which will be seen by dominant Spanish-language channel Univision viewers (and CNN and PBS) - will lay out the new steps he (and he alone in his executive order) is taking "to fix our broken immigration system." As Politico comments, [7] Obama appears to be going all-in as he speaks from Las Vegas, as the cooperation talk has disappeared - “Make no mistake. When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act,” warned incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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“He needs to start doing sh— that’s going to energize our base,” one Democratic strategist complained after the midterms. “And these members need to pull their heads out of their asses. We already own the bad, so let’s get something for all of the good.”
The "must share" details...
Worth sharing: Here are the new steps President Obama's taking to fix our immigration system. #ImmigrationAction [9] pic.twitter.com/SPQGorphKf [10]
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 20, 2014 [11]
Live Feed - The President is due to speak at 8:01pmET (but given no one is watching, who knows when he'll turn up)
A little history...
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And here are The White House's 5 Talking Points for tonight's speech which will now be regurgitated non-stop for the rest of the news cycle...
White House Details on Anticipated Administrative Relief [13] by The National Immigrant Youth Alliance [14]
