That our new president is actually an intelligent man, a man of words. For so long I was used to hearing simple platitudes from Bush, this is a really great speech which addresses the key issue. We are a nation of immigrants. Unless you trace your heritage back to a native peoples, at some point your ancestors came here to find a better life.

We need immigrant labor, it supports our economy, people have a right to come here, and we need a better way for that to happen. Its a complicated issue, but we can’t forget the basics, these are people, we need them, and they have as much right to come here as our ancestors did. There must be some way to work through this issue to come to a useful resolution that helps everyone.