Obama Opening Speech Analysis

The president in his opening speech gave a clear reminder of the history of this great country. We are a nation built on immigration; we are all immigrating that come from different backgrounds and races. However the point being made is that the system is broken. But the president also talks about the power he holds in the white house. Due to the Democratic system, for him to make real changes would require cooperation from both him and the congress. Obama refers to a failed bill that would include a path to citizenship as a “common sense” bill. He claims that he is trying to improve immigration policy. Obama makes a point to say that the families that tried so hard to get into this country by following the process have to stand by and watch as other cheat the system. Not only is our southern border poorly guarded but due to the population we have many good hard …show more content…
Ethos, Obama brought us a track record of effort he put in over the years to get us where we are today. The only thing that has held it back was the republicans fighting him. Pathos, we are all human beings we all have one common background; being immigrants. He used that common attribute to his advantage to get us to see how petty of a disagreement this is and has been for years. And finally Logos, a plan set forth to give us direction. A budget to make sure we don’t over spend and we now have something to work off of to make sure that we move progressively forward. I have great respect for the president, is it easy to take all the heat for this plan if doesn’t work? Yes, but I would rather see him make an honest attempt to make this country better. That to me says more then anything. I have read this speech at least a hundred times and every time I look a bit deeper. I learned a lot about the suddlety of what he said and how he said it. That being said we all need could use a step back and read between the lines a bit