Tonight was the first time that I have actually sat down and watched the whole State of the Union Address. At first, I thought it would be quite boring and did not quite understand why I needed to waste my time. But watching it tonight, has made me more informed and has made me actually feel smarter. I have decided that every year from now on I will be watching it.
Obama had mentioned something that did not necessarily make me feel uneasy, because I did not really know what to think about it, but I do know I did not necessarily agree with what he said. Obama said that America should take away illegal immigration because there have been illegal immigrants that go to college and get a great education and then they are being deported back to their original country which means we are creating more competition. It is true that the smart illegal immigrants being deported creates competition, but I do not think that we should get away of limiting and deporting illegal immigrants because first of all, Obama has already made it clear that there are not enough jobs for everyone, hence the reason why he wants to create new jobs. So it confuses me why he would want to let them stay. Citizens and political persons have been concerned about this, for at least five years. They have said that America has been becoming over populated and with jobs running out, Americans feel that illegal immigrants are the people taking some of the jobs that true American citizens could be working. When listening and watching that part of the address I could tell that some of the members of the congress were not necessarily happy about that.
Obama covered as much as he possibly could in an hour. The things he covered had a lot to do with how America is now and how it can be improved to be the best. He also mentioned different ways to make our school systems better. Obama wants us to be the best. He wants us to be the smartest, the most technologically advanced, and pretty much the most innovative country. He also mentioned how he wanted to create new jobs so every person can prosper. He emphasized the importance that Republicans and Democrats should work together to improve the country because their goals for the citizens should be similar. Their jobs are to make America the best it can be for us, to protect us.
Obama had many good ideas in his speech and some ideas I believe will not necessarily go through all the way. His reasoning behind all of his ideas are comprehendible, but that does not mean that it will help us.
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