Barack Obama actually said...

How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work; by simply pursuing the American dream?

Never forget, they say, miners keep America's lights on.

Nothing I or the Vice President or the Governor... can fill the hole they leave in your hearts or the absence that they leave in your lives.

Nothing I say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts; the absence they leave in your lives.