Barack Obama actually said...

We can't afford to let politics in Washington hamper our recovery, so this is an important step forward.

Our options are limited to either sending in the military or standing by and doing nothing.

I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of persons... would be detrimental to the intere...

This proclamation is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of State determines that it is no lon...