Obama Engages Anti-Deportation Heckler At Immigration Speech

BuzzFeed - A rare heckle from the crowd behind the president at a carefully staged event in San Francisco. A speech turns into a conversation. View Video › WASHINGTON — At an immigration speech in San Francisco Monday, President Obama was confronted by a group of hecklers angry over his administration's record number of deportations since Obama took office.Normally, when the president gets shouted down in the middle of a speech, the heckler — or hecklers — are removed from the room. But on Monday, Obama chose to turn to one of his critics, who was standing in the crowd behind him, and engage in conversation. "You have the power to stop all deportations!" the heckler shouted."Actually, I don't," Obama said. The president turned away from the camera in front of him and spoke to the man directly for a few moments after calling on security to let the heckler stay. It was a rare high-profile glimpse into the criticisms Obama faces from the left on immigration. Some p