He did continue to go on that we are a nation of immigrants. Many may be descendants of immigrants, but most are truly native Americans.
I am very glad he dropped the word "vigilante" from his rhetoric when talking about the border. The Minutemen and other border watch groups are heros and patriots and calling them vigilanties is vulgar and obscene. I think the WH and the pubs in general are finally starting to see that most Americans think just like the Minutemen they just can't all go to the border themselves. And I really think that the story showing how the Border Control hierarchy was colluding with the Mexican Consulate to report on their numbers and disposition had a LOT to do with this speech and it's five years too late seriousness in dealing with the border problem, and recognizing that there really is one. I think easily this speech is bad news for democrats. They will oppose ALL the things he is wanting to do, and that will put the democrats squarely at odds with the clear majority of American CITIZENS, and THAT will be one more thing that the democrats will be clearly seen as weak on, the border. Just like on taxes and the war on terror.