What did you expect? It wasn't as weak as I thought it would be. When Congress gets done with the bill you will need to be reminded that there is some connection somewhere between it and this speech. He gave the issue the importance of a specially requested speech. Apart from something to do with the WoT I can't remember one.
When this fizzes out and the problem becomes far worse in a couple of years this will be his record that can't be escaped. In that respect it was good.
I'm not interested in his creating a record that establishes beyond a doubt that he actually did so little about the problem that it may be the centerpiece of a disappointing legacy. I would much rather see him take such a strong stance on the illegal alien issue that it stops the invasion in its tracks, and gives him a positive legacy on this issue.
But he didn't do that tonight, did he?
Far from it.