He obviously cleared the bar, just came down on it, you can touch it, and rattle it, but if it doesn’t fall, and you end up on the other side of it, it’s good!
Minimal control doesn’t mean any of those things. Further, most government regulations are for the creation of empires and the re-election of incumbents. All the states have EPA, DOTs, Education Departments, police forces and all the other departments that the central government shouldn’t have. As far as hasseling illegals, – I would call that law enforcement, not interference. What about ILLEGAL don’t you understand?
The actual statement by Obama was that he had visited 57 states, his campaign team wouldn’t let him go to two and he had two more to visit.