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- President Obama speaks about the U.S. economy and his proposals for improving it. He asks Republicans in Congress to work with him on immigration reform and to present ideas that will create jobs and help the middle class. Obama uses the occasion to kick off a series of White House "day-in-the-life" summer trips in which the president will meet with Americans across the country. Held at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers a national address outlining three executive action steps he is taking to change the U.S. immigration system. One, which he notes is controversial, involves addressing the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the nation. Under this order, a person who has been in the country for more than five years, has children who are citizens or legal residents, she or he must pass a criminal background check and be willing to pay taxes to apply to stay temporarily. The other two measures call for additional resources for law enforcement personnel to stem the flow of illegal crossings and speed up the return of those who do cross illegally, and making it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants to stay in the U.S. Obama calls for congressional action to replace his executive orders. Held in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner in downtown Columbus. Trump tells party members to encourage voters to cast their ballots in the 2018 elections and says that Democrats in Congress are obstructionists. He also talks about recent economic metrics, immigration policy and the environment and takes credit for reducing federal regulations.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to a joint session of Congress. Trump says that he has inherited a "mess" from the Obama administration and promises that his administration will put Americans first, drive a renewal of industry in America, revitalize the inner cities, lower corporate taxes, destroy ISIS, drastically reduce federal regulations, deport criminal immigrants, build a wall along the Mexican border, break up drug cartels and improve treatment for drug addicts, renegotiate trade agreements, ask Congress for a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure, and reform health care. Trump acknowledges that he has big dreams for America and asks Congress and the American people to join him in securing his vision for the country.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former soldier and Hmong immigrant Kao Xiong recounts his role in the Laotian Civil War and his subsequent escape to the to Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand, where he spent five years. He recalls what it was like to meet and marry his wife in the camp, the pain of separation from family and friends when they emigrated to Michigan and the difficulty of adjusting to a new way of life. Part 2 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks with reporters following two days of meetings with NATO allies in Warsaw, Poland. Obama calls it a "tough week" referring to shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas, and says that he believes America is not as divided as some have suggested. Obama also speaks about gun safety laws, immigration, the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union, his legacy, and being at war during his entire presidency. The president makes his remarks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-07-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Speaking before a group of business owners and immigration reform supporters, President Obama urges the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform that's good for the country's economic and national security, and says that it should be done this year.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Obama talks about the upcoming election as being a choice between competing visions of "how" the country moves forward. He praises those immigrants who have come to America and strengthened the country and challenges Congress to pass the DREAM Act reforming immigration policy.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Thirty-Third Annual Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. Obama talks about his administration’s efforts to deal with immigration reform, education, economic issues, job creation, and other major issues which affect Hispanic Americans.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Anna Pegler-Gordon delivers a talk entitled, "Shanghaied in Hoboken: Asian Sailors as Workers and Immigrants." Pegler-Gordon describes how Asian seamen were incorporated into maritime work and how they suffered low pay, harsh conditions, virtual slavery, and harsh regulation under the federal Exclusion Act to prevent them from leaving their ships while in U.S. ports. She describes American fears of illegal immigration by Asian sailors jumping ship or by stowaways posing as sailors. Pegler-Gordon explains the role of U.S. immigration officials in interpreting and enforcing the Exclusion Act, the racist nature of enforcement, and the slow improvement of conditions. She answers questions from the audience. Pegler-Gordon is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU Asian Studies Center, and the Asian Pacific American Studies program. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection