Barack Obama actually said...

When our men and women sign up to become a soldier, a sailor, an airman, marine, coastguardsman, they don't stop being a citizen.

We have fought to secure justice for all under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

This report to the Congress transmits my designations of the following three foreign individuals as appropriate for sanctions under the King...

That's what we've always understood, and that is what has made this country great.