Sorry, ake, but that doesn't follow. Obama (and Hilary) are saying which UK vote is most suited to US interests. And understandably so: it is their job to do that. So the hypocrisy charge doesn't arise, since they are not claiming that they would say the same with respect to their own borders.

And Obama was quite right in the 'back of the queue' remark. It is not just the US as a government: every individual business wants to make investments and growth plans which give the maximum return for the lowest cost and effort and, generally speaking, a few big deals are more effective than lots of little deals. So big businesses will do exactly the same, whether US based or not.