Experts Analyze President's First State Of The Union Address

CELEBRATED MILITARY.
THE PUSH TO REPAIR THE
CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE.
TONIGHT WE HAVE A REPORT CARD
SHOWING JUST HOW POOR THAT
SITUATION IS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
LEYNA: PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST
COMPLETED HIS FIRST STATE OF THE
UNION ADDRESS.
HE TRIED TO STRIKE A UNIFYING
TONE AND ALSO FOCUSED ON HIS
CENTRAL CAMPAIGN THEME OF
AMERICA FIRST.
DAVE BRYAN IS LIVE WITH MORE ON
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
REPORTER: THERE WERE LOUD CHEERS
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF HIS ADDRESS
BUT REFLECTING THE DEEP
DIVISIONS IN OUR SOCIETY, THERE
WERE ALSO SOME AUDIBLE NEWS.
HE WAS OUTLINING THE FOUR PLANKS
OF HIS IMMIGRATION PLAN.
ALL THIS ON A NIGHT WHEN UNITY
WAS THE
PART OF THE STORY.
TONIGHT, I CALL UPON ALL OF
US TO SET ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES,
TO SEEK OUT COMMON GROUND, AND
TO SUMMON THE UNITY.
DONALD TRUMP OPENED HIS FIRST
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS AT A
TIME.
[INAUDIBLE]
BUT HE ALSO POURED SOME GASOLINE
ON THE FIRE WHEN HE REFERRED TO
THE CONTROVERSY MONTHS AGO ABOUT
FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DID NOT
STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
THE REVERENCE FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE SERVED FOR OUR NATION
REMINDS US OF WHY WE SALUTE OUR
FLAG AND WHY WE PROUDLY STAND
FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
MIXING MOMENTS LIKE THAT WITH
CALLS FOR UNITY AND
BIPARTISANSHIP, THE PRESIDENT
CALLED ON DEMOCRATS TO JOIN HIM
IN APPROVING A PLAN TO REBUILD
THE COUNTRY'S AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I AM CALLING ON CONGRESS TO
PRODUCE A BILL THAT GENERATES AT
LEAST $1.5 TRILLION FOR THE NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT THAT
OUR COUNTRY SO DESPERATELY
NEEDS.
HE PREFACED HIS IMMIGRATION
PLAN WITH AN EXTENDED MONOLOGUE
DEFINING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS
WORKERS WERE TAKING JOBS AWAY
FROM AMERICANS AND GANGSTERS
WERE KILLING AMERICANS.
FOR DECADES, OPEN BORDERS
HAVE LED DRUGS AND GANGS TO POUR
INTO OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES.
THEY'VE ALLOWED MILLIONS OF
LOW-WAGE WORKERS TO COMPETE FOR
JOBS AND WAGES AGAINST THE
POOREST AMERICANS.
MOST TRAGICALLY, THEY HAVE
CAUSED A LOSS OF MANY INNOCENT
LIVES.
REPORTER: HE PUT A BRIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON SUFFERING FAMILIES
WHOSE CHILDREN WERE MURDERED BY
MS-13 GANG MEMBERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH
MURDER.
REPORTER: AS CAMERAS ZOOMED IN
ON THE CRYING PARENTS TO MAKE
HIS POINTS ABOUT ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS.
WHEN THE PRESENT FOCUSED IN ON
HIS IMMIGRATION PLAN, THERE WERE
BLUE AT ONE POINT WHEN THEY SAID
THE PRACTICE OF ALLOWING
IMMIGRANT FAMILY MEMBERS TO JOIN
THEM IN MOVING TO THE U.S.
SHOULD BE ROLLED OUT.
A SINGLE IMMIGRANT CAN BRING
IN VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED NUMBERS
OF DISTANT RELATIVES.
UNDER OUR PLAN, WE FOCUS ON.
REPORTER: JOE KENNEDY THE THIRD
ARGUED THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION
IS CREATING TURMOIL AND ANGER
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A GOVERNMENT THAT STRUGGLES
TO KEEP ITSELF OPEN, RUSSIA
KNEE-DEEP IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
AN ALL-OUT WAR ON ENVIRONMENT
AND PROTECTION, A JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT ROLLING BACK CIVIL
RIGHTS BY THE DAY.
HATRED AND SUPREMACY.
PROBABLY MARCHING IN OUR
STREETS.
REPORTER: MORE THAN A DOESN'T
DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS INCLUDING
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
BOYCOTTED TO PROTEST PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S WORDS AND ACTIONS.
ONE OF THEM, MAXINE WATERS FROM
SOUTH L.A. SAID SHE WAS
BOYCOTTING THE SPEECH EVEN
THOUGH HER OFFICE SENT OUT A
PRESS RELEASE THIS AFTERNOON
ABOUT A LOCAL VETERAN FROM
GARDENA WHO WOULD BE HER GUEST
AT THE STATE OF THE UNION
ADDRESS.
BACK TO YOU. RIGHT NOW WE ARE
JOINED BY OUR POLITICAL PANEL.
SHE IS A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND GENDER STUDIES.
HE IS A STRATEGIST AND PARTNER
AT THE CONSULTING FIRM.
A LONGTIME L.A. CITY COUNCILMAN
AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR WHO NOW
TEACHES AT THE UCLA SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
WELCOME TO KCAL9.
WE WILL FIRST START WITH
IMMIGRATION.
MR. TRUMP ONCE A PATH TO
CITIZENSHIP FOR DREAMERS, MONEY
FOR THE WALL, NO ARTERY VISAS
AND AN END TO CHAIN MIGRATION.
THAT REMARK LED TO ONE OF THE
BIGGEST REACTIONS OF THE NIGHT.
LET'S LISTEN IN WE WILL
DISCUSS.
THE FOURTH AND FINAL PILLAR
PROTECTS THE NUCLEAR FAMILY BY
ENDING CHAIN MIGRATION.
UNDER THE CURRENT BROKEN SYSTEM,
A SINGLE IMMIGRANT CAN BRING IN
VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED NUMBERS OF
DISTANT RELATIVES.
UNDER OUR PLAN WE FOCUS ON THE
IMMEDIATE FAMILY BY LIMITING
SPONSORSHIPS TO SPOUSES AND
MINOR CHILDREN.
[APPLAUSE]
SETH, YOUR REACTION?
MY MOTHER CAME HERE THROUGH A
SYSTEM OF CHAIN MIGRATION.
MY MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS HAD A
RELATIVE HERE WHO SPONSORED THEM
TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES IN
1923.
BUT FOR THAT ABILITY, THAT
OPPORTUNITY, I WOULDN'T BE
HERE.
I THINK IT'S SUCH A PHONY
ISSUE.
HE TALKS ABOUT TRYING TO BRING
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
TOGETHER AND THEN HE DOES THIS
SORT OF THING.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
BOTH MITCH MCCONNELL AND CHUCK
SCHUMER HAVE SAID WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE PRESIDENT STANDS ON
ANY GIVEN DAY AT ANY GIVEN
MOMENT.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL SPEECH,
WELL-WRITTEN FOR HIM, WELL
DELIVERED, BUT WHAT DOES HE DO
TOMORROW MORNING.
I BELIEVE THE CHAIN MIGRATION
WOULD ALLOW FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
MEMBERS TO COMMENT.
IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME.
THE CONCEPT IS CALLED FAMILY
UNIFICATION.
THAT'S THE LANGUAGE IN THE LAW.
CHAIN MIGRATION HAS BECOME THIS
POLITICIZED TERM THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS USING TO STOP THE
PRACTICE.
SOMETHING I FIND TROUBLING IS A
MEMBER OF THE PARTY OF FAMILY
VALUES, REUNITING AND KEEPING
FAMILIES INTACT IS ESSENTIAL TO
WHO WE ARE AS A COUNTRY.
WITH ALL OF THESE MOVING PIECES,
THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE PIECE
THAT HAS TO GET PERFORMED.
AFTER HE MADE THAT COMMENT
THERE WAS A LOT OF FACT
CHECKING.
THE CONCERN CAME WHEN HE SAID
ANYONE CAN BRING ANY EXTENDED
FAMILY MEMBER IN.
WHEN YOU GO TO FACT CHECKING, ON
NOVEMBER 1 THERE WERE 4 MILLION
PEOPLE IN LINE FOR THESE VISAS.
IN JANUARY OF
SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WHO APPLIED
IN 1997 WERE FINALLY GETTING
CALLS.
THEY WERE WAITING 20 YEARS.
THAT'S NOT THE PARENT OR THE
SIBLING.
DO YOU THINK THOSE GROANS WERE
BECAUSE THE FACTS THAT THE
PRESIDENT PUT OUT THERE ACTUALLY
AREN'T FACTS, IT'S NOT AN OPEN
SEASON WHERE YOU CAN JUST BRING
ANYONE IN.
IT WASN'T CLEAR TO ME WHO DID
THE GROUNDING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE REPUBLICANS
WHO WERE GROANING ABOUT CHAIN
MIGRATION.
IT'S HARD TO TELL.
AS A METHOD TO THE MADNESS OF
PEOPLE SPONSORING PEOPLE.
MY GRANDPARENTS CAME HERE
BECAUSE I GRANDFATHER'S BROTHER
HAD COME HERE 15 YEARS EARLIER
AND HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK SO
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER AND
GRANDMOTHER CAME TO NEW YORK IN
1923, THEY HAD SOMEONE TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM AND WALK THEM
THROUGH OUR SYSTEM.
THIS RUNS AGAINST THE GRAIN OF
HOW OUR COUNTRY WAS BUILT AND
WHO BUILT IT.
WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS.
IT'S A CLICHÉ BUT IT'S TRUE.
IT IS THE COURAGEOUS ONES, IT'S
THE ENERGETIC ONES WHO MAKE THE
MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE ONES WHO LACK COURAGE STATE
WHERE THEY WERE BORN.
WE ARE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS
ENGINE THAT HAS BUILT THIS
COUNTRY.
BUT CAN YOU SAY WHEN HE SAID
HE WOULD BE OPEN TO ALLOWING
CITIZENSHIP FOR 1.8 MILLION, HE
DID MENTION IT WOULD BE MORE
THAN WHAT PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS
DESIRE TO DO IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU CAN SEE THAT WOULD RESONATE?
PEOPLE THERE INSIDE THE CHAMBER,
HOW DOES WHAT HE SAID RESONATE
WITH THE PERSON SITTING IN THE
LIVING ROOM, WATCHING IT ON TV.
I THINK THAT LACK OF CLARITY
WAS ABSOLUTELY APPARENT TO THE
AVERAGE VIEWER.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING, I WAS
CHECKING OUT TWITTER
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS CHAIN
MIGRATION, AND THE PROPER
SCHOLARLY WORD IS FAMILY
UNIFICATION.
HONESTLY, IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS
AN MEME THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW
PRESIDENT TRUMP HIMSELF HAD
BENEFITED FROM THIS POLICY OF
FAMILY UNIFICATION GOING BACK
GENERATIONS AND ALSO TALKING
ABOUT BRINGING HIS SPOUSE INTO
THE CONVERSATION AS WELL.
THINK THERE IS THIS REACTION
AMONG PEOPLE SITTING AT HOME WHO
ARE SAYING WAIT A SECOND, ARE
YOU TRYING TO CUT OFF SOMETHING
THAT HAS BENEFITED YOU
PERSONALLY.
I THINK THAT WILL BE SOMETHING
HE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR.
JEFF: THE PRESIDENT STATED THAT
LIFE IS GETTING BETTER FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND LATINOS
SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE.
LET'S LISTEN IN AND DISCUSS THIS
CLAIM.
AT SOMETHING A VERY PROUD OF,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT
STANDS AT THE LOWEST RATE EVER
RECORDED.
[APPLAUSE]
HISPANIC AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT
HAS ALSO REACHED THE LOWEST
LEVELS IN HISTORY.
JEFF: THE BLACK CAUCUS IS NOT
RESPONDING TO THE.
THE REASON I THINK THIS IS
IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THE
ECONOMY, WHEN IT'S DOING WELL IT
HAS A TENDENCY TO COVER A LOT OF
OTHER PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY
HIGHLY CHARGED POLITICAL
CONCERNS PER THE QUESTION IS, I
DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON
OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHY DONALD
TRUMP IS BRINGING THIS UP OTHER
THAN TO TRY TO TAKE SOME SORT OF
CREDIT FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WAS
IMPROVING BEFORE HE GOT THERE.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE BENEFITS
OF BEING A SITTING PRESIDENT.
YOU WILL TAKE CREDIT, EVEN IF
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY WELL-DESERVED
AND ACCEPTED AND OWN IT.
THE FACT THAT HE BROUGHT UP
SPECIFICALLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS
AND LATINOS IS POIGNANT BECAUSE
HE MADE SOME CLAIMS ON THE
CAMPAIGN, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE
OF COLOR THAT HIS PRESIDENCY WAS
KIND OF THE LAST BEST SHOT FOR
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE A LOT OF AFTER AMERICANS AND
LATINOS RESPONDING VERY WELL TO
THIS BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS AN
INSIGHTFUL POINT THAT HE MADE.
YOU THINK THERE WAS ALSO A
LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PART OF THE REASON HE HAS TO
INCLUDE THESE THINGS IS SOME OF
THE CONTROVERSY HE'S BEEN
GENERATING.
HIS POSITION ON COLIN KAEPERNICK
AND FOLKS STANDING UP FOR THE
ANTHEM CERTAINLY HAD RACIAL
DYNAMICS BEHIND IT AS WELL AS
RELATED TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT EMMA, HE MADE ABOUT CURSE
WORD COUNTRIES AND THE WAY IN
WHICH THAT WAS DEEPLY RACIAL.
IT MEANT THAT HE HAD TO RECOVER
IF HE WAS GOING TO PUT OUT THIS
UNITY.
HE HAD TO RECOVER FROM THE
DAMAGE HE CAUSED EARLIER.
LEYNA: HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF A
TOUGH ON CRIME PRESIDENT BUT HE
ALSO CALLED FOR PRISON REFORM.
OPPORTUNITY MUST BE EXTENDED
TO ALL CITIZENS.
THAT IS WHY THIS YEAR WE WILL
EMBARK ON REFORMING OUR PRISONS
TO HELP FORMER INMATES WHO HAVE
SERVED THEIR TIME GET A SECOND
CHANCE AT LIFE.
[APPLAUSE]
THE REASON I THOUGHT THIS WAS
AN IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
THING FOR HIM TO ADD IS BECAUSE
IT REALLY APPEALS TO
LIBERTARIANS AND INDEPENDENTS.
I THINK THOSE ARE KEY
CONSTITUENCIES THAT HE WILL WANT
TO HELP DELIVER FOR REPUBLICANS
FACING TOUGH RACES IN 2018.
PARTICULARLY IN FLORIDA WHERE
THERE'S A TIGHT SENATE RACE
BETWEEN RICK SCOTT AND BILL
NELSON BUT ALSO HERE IN
CALIFORNIA RESTART THINK ABOUT
PEOPLE LIKE DEVON NUNEZ AND
OTHERS WILL BE UNDER THREAT,
BEING ABLE TO APPEAL AND REACH
ACROSS THE AISLE FOR
LIBERTARIANS TO SAY HEY, MAYBE
HE'S OKAY ON THIS ISSUE, THAT
HELPS THOSE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
FACING THOSE TOUGH RACES TO MAKE
IT INTERESTING.
I WANTED TO BRING UP, DID YOU
HEAR WHAT THE MOST TWEETED
MOMENT WAS FROM THE STATE OF THE
UNION?
TWITTER REPORTS THAT THIS WAS
THE MOST TWEETED STATE OF THE
UNION EVER AT 4.5 MILLION.
THE TOP ONE WAS THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, WHEN HE ASKED PEOPLE TO
STAND.
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THAT
KNOWING THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE
VIRAL MOMENT OF THE STATE OF THE
UNION.
I THOUGHT
PICK THE FACT THAT HE CLAPPED
FOR HIMSELF AN AWFUL LOT, BUT I
ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S ONE OF
THINGS, AMONG THE VIEWERS OF THE
SPEECH THERE IS SOME DEEP UNITY
ON, RESPECT FOR THE FLAG.
JEFF: WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO
THAT.
NOT SURPRISED.
I THINK HE HAS AN INCREDIBLY
INNATE ABILITY TO PICK ISSUES
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