eli, this wouldn t have anything to do with the midterms? you are right. the clips do show this is something the president felt strongly about. immigration is his number one issue and what galvanized support for his campaign when he lost it by talking about mexicans bringing rapists to the country. he uses fear of different minority subgroups, chinese taking jobs, the caravan. he tries to stoke fears to get people to turn out to support him. that is something the president has been consistent about. he revved it up ahead of elections which are win/loss referendums. that is how he views this. his first re-election. that is how steve bannon