of having a father in the home who is a positive role model. a lot of black families, unfortunately, don t have that. and it s a very sort of black history month appropriate speech to me. it s about reminding young people and other americans but definitely black people but the role models we have, the historical figures we can think about were beautiful and brilliant and additive to america. and we can seek to emulate those figures. white people have those sort of role models all the time. that s what plaqblack history m does. that s what he s talking about when he s giving you the concept of role models and positive people. you re talking about we re integrating all the policy pieces to talk about what children need to grow up positively, not just the role models as we ve been talking about, but also safety in the neighborhood from gun violence,
i m wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i can t overemphasize how important potentially this speech for the president could be, not only for his political future but much more importantly for the american people because this country right now faces enormous economic problems, the unemployment rate right now in the united states 9.1%, 14 million americans unemployed, millions more underemployed, and millions more who are simply have simply given up hope of finding a job. and beyond all of that, there are millions of americans who are deeply, deeply worried right now about losing their jobs. the president is going to have to inspire them, going to have to show that he can lead this country out of this economic crisis unfolding in the united states. right now, members of the president s cabinet have just been introduced. you can see them walking in right now, john king is watching what s going on up on capi
keep going down so that communities along the border are safer because of this money. so there are all kinds of ways you could look at it, but i would look at all of those factors. and follow up on the earlier question about the timing of comprehensive reform. so it s safe to say now that the policy pieces are in place? i know you say consequential, but the policy pieces are being put in place and now it s simply a political problem to get through congress? i think it is fair to say that it is time for immigration reform, that the administration is ready to invite the congress to get at it, but again, as gibbs just said, it can t be just one party. republican leadership now needs to come to the party. reporter: as you know, republicans here in washington and in the region say that while this is 1200 national guard troops are helpful and the money is helpful, it s not enough, it s nowhere near enough. do you agree that more is needed, or do you think we have
i don t know if i can give you an exact number. the resources are in place. i think you will see that. and i think you will see crime rates along the border keep either remain stable or keep going down, so that communities along the border are safer because of this money. so there are all kinds of ways you could look at it. but i would look at all of those factors. and to follow up on an earlier question about the timing of comprehensive reform. so it safe to say now the policy pieces are in place? i know you say it s not sequential. but the policy places are being put in place, and now it s simply a political problem to get reform through congress. i think i think it is fair to say that it is time for immigration reform. that the administration is ready to invite the congress, to get at it. but, again, as gibbs just said, it can t just be one party. republican leadership now needs to come to the table. as you know, republicans here in washington and in the region
you will see crime rates along the border remain stable or keep going down so that communities along the boarder are safer because of this money. there are all kinds of ways could you look at it but i would look at all those factors. earlier questions about the timing of comprehensive reform, safe to say now the policy pieces are in place? i know you stay is not sequential, but the policy pieces are being put in place and now simply a political problem to get reform through congress? i think it is fair to say that it is time for immigration reform that t reform, that the administration is ready to invite the congress to get at t again, as gibbs just said, it can t just be one party. republican leadership now needs to come to the table. as you know, republicans here in washington and in the region say that while this is about 1200 national guard troops is helpful and while this money is helpful it is not enough no where near enough. do you agree that more is needed or do you think