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From YouTube: JFK Immigration Naturalization Ceremony
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosted of more than 200 new citizens, that took the oath of the American citizenship. The celebration of the naturalization took place at the national memorial to President John F. Kennedy.
A
All
persons
having
anything
to
do
before
the
Honorable
patty
saris
chief
judge
of
the
United
States
District
Court
for
the
District
Massachusetts,
now
hold
him
in
Boston
and
in
for
the
district
of
Massachusetts
may
draw
near,
give
their
attendance
and
they
shall
be
heard.
God
save
the
United
States
of
America,
and
this
honorable
Court
Court
is
now
open.
B
B
D
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
John
F
Kennedy
Presidential
Library
and
Museum
I'm
Allen
price,
director
of
the
Kennedy
Library
and
Museum,
and
on
behalf
of
Steven
Rothstein,
director
of
the
Kennedy
Library
Foundation,
and
all
my
colleagues
at
the
library
and
Kennedy
foundation,
I
want
to
say
how
honored
we
are
to
host
this
important
and
joyful
occasion
when
many
of
you
will
become
new
citizens
of
this
great
nation.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
foundation
and
library
teams
for
their
efforts
in
putting
this
together
and
also
the
US
Bureau
of
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services.
D
The
team
here
has
done
an
excellent
job:
the
Honorable
Patricia
saris
and
Samantha
stout
and
Berg,
with
the
US
District
Court
District
of
Massachusetts,
thanks
to
the
post
office
team,
for
helping
with
passports
and
to
the
Massachusetts
immigrant
and
Refugee
advocacy
coalition
for
helping
with
voter
registration.
Among
other
things.
Today's
event
has
great
personal
meaning.
For
me,
I
am
the
grandson
of
immigrants
who
came
to
this
country
by
ship
in
1920
and
applied
for
citizenship
in
1926
and
I.
D
Don't
think
they
could
have
imagined
that
one
day
their
grandson
would
be
director
of
a
presidential
library
and
would
be
the
proud
host
of
a
swearing-in
ceremony
here
at
the
Kennedy
Library.
When
we
tell
President
Kennedy's
story,
we
often
tell
this
story
of
to
immigrant
families,
the
Kennedys
and
the
Fitzgeralds
who
came
from
Ireland
in
the
midst
of
famine
arriving
in
Boston
through
the
harbor
just
behind
me,
and
they
worked
first
as
Cooper's.
D
Making
the
barrels
needed
to
transport
goods
on
sailing
ships
and
later
generations
became
tavern
owners
than
mayors,
bank
presidents,
ambassadors,
congressmen
and
eventually,
one
of
their
own
would
become
the
35th
President
of
the
United
States
elected
in
large
measure,
the
support
of
others
who
considered
themselves
recent
immigrants,
the
President
Kennedy,
never
forgot
his
Irish
immigrant
roots.
He
once
stated
our
attitude
toward
immigration
reflects
our
faith
in
the
American
ideal.
We
have
always
believed
it
possible
for
men
and
women
who
start
at
the
bottom
to
rise
as
far
as
their
talent
and
energy
allow.
D
D
We
hope
that
as
new
citizens,
you
will
heed
President
Kennedy's
call
to
service,
and
you
will
become
fully
involved
in
your
communities
and
share
your
talents
so
that
our
nation
can
benefit
from
your
experience,
your
ideas
and
your
hard
work.
We
welcome
you
to
stay
after
this
ceremony
to
learn
more
about
the
life
of
President
Kennedy.
There
be
no
charge
just
tell
them.
You're
here
from
the
swearing-in,
enjoy
our
Museum
and
experience.
Finally,
we
join
with
you
and
your
families
in
celebrating
this
wonderful
and
extraordinary
moment
in
your
lives.
Congratulations
towards
the
end!
D
We
are
honored
to
have
with
us
here
today.
The
mayor
of
Boston,
mayor
Marty,
Walsh,
mayor
Walsh,
is
a
son
of
immigrants,
he's
been
a
passionate
advocate
of
immigrants
rights
and
has
proudly
defended
Boston
at
us
as
a
sanctuary
city
for
those
who
have
come
to
contribute
to
the
American
Dream
again
welcome
and
congratulations.
E
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Michael
McCleary
and
I'm
pleased
to
represent
the
United
States
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
a
department
services
within
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security.
At
these
proceedings.
Today,
your
honor
there
are
29
applicants
for
naturalization
present
who
wish
to
change
their
name
as
part
of
the
naturalization
process.
The
government
has
investigated
the
reasons
for
these
changes
in
interposes.
No
objection
I
respectfully
move
that
all
29
applicants
that
have
proposed
for
a
name
change
be
allowed.
E
Thank
you,
your
honor
and
your
honor.
There
are
a
hundred
and
ninety-one
applicants
for
naturalization
present
here
today,
who
have
been
duly
examined
under
the
provisions
of
the
Immigration
and
Nationality
Act
of
1952
as
amended,
and
they
have
been
found
well
qualified
for
United
States
citizenship.
At
this
time,
I
respectfully
move
that
you
request
the
clerk
of
the
court
to
administer
the
oath
of
allegiance
to
all
191
applicants,
thus
pistone
upon
them,
one
of
our
nation's
highest
honors,
the
United
States
Citizenship.
F
A
Hereby
declare
on
oath
that
I
absolutely
and
entirely
renounce
and
abjure
all
Allegiance
and
fidelity
to
any
foreign
prince
or
potentate,
State
or
sovereignty
of
whom
or
of
which
I
have
heretofore
been
a
subject
versus
that
I
will
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
United
States
of
America
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic.
That
I
will
bear
true
faith
and
allegiance
to
the
same.
A
A
F
F
F
You
all
win,
because
after
years
of
struggle
and
hard
work,
you
finally
achieved
your
dream:
American
citizenship,
which
gives
you
political,
religious
and
economic
freedom.
Our
Constitution
is
great
because
it
gives
you
all
rights
that
can
never
be
taken
away.
The
right
to
vote
the
right
to
serve
on
juries,
the
right
to
hold
public
office
and
the
right
to
equal
protection
of
the
laws
and
due
process.
F
We
in
this
country
also
win,
because
our
success
as
a
nation
depends
on
the
intelligence,
Drive
and
commitment
of
our
new
citizens,
and
we
cherish
the
civil
rights
of
your
of
the
Nuuk
of
new
Americans.
It
is
so
fitting
that
this
naturalization
ceremony
takes
place
here
at
the
Kennedy
Library
I
did
not
have
the
opportunity
to
know
President
Kennedy
I
was
still
a
girl
when
he
was
killed,
but
I
used
to
work
for
his
brother,
Senator,
Edward,
Kennedy
and
I
know
firsthand
his
passion
to
reform
the
immigration
system.
It
was
the
thing
he
cared.
F
Probably
the
most
about
this
building
serves
as
a
beacon
for
those
who
seek
freedom
and
equality.
Our
country's
founding
fathers
valued
immigrants
from
the
very
beginning,
George
Washington.
Our
first
president
I
know
you
all
know
that,
because
you
just
took
the
exam
was
the
general
of
the
Continental
Army
and
he
said
America
is
open
to
receive
not
just
the
rich
people
of
the
world,
not
just
the
respected
people
of
the
world,
but
the
oppressed
and
persecuted
of
all
nations
and
religions.
F
They
shall
all
be
welcome
to
participate
in
our
rights
and
privileges
in
this
new
country,
in
the
words
of
the
famous
musical
describing
the
founding
father
Alexander
Hamilton.
If
any
of
you
get
to
see
that
play,
he,
he
basically
described
himself
as
a
Scotsman.
I
can't
do
the
rap
dropped
in
the
middle
of
a
forgotten
spot
in
the
Caribbean
by
Providence
and
and
squaller,
but
he
grew
up
to
be
a
hero
and
a
scholar
in
our
first
Treasury
secretary,
the
presidents
of
both
parties
have
praised
immigrants.
As
you
heard,
President
John
F
Kennedy
wrote
everywhere.
F
Immigrants
have
enriched
in
lengthen
and
strengthened
the
fabric
of
American
life,
President
George,
W
Bush
recently
said.
Immigration
is
not
just
a
link
to
America's
past.
It
is
the
bridge
to
our
future.
President
Ronald
Reagan
said
that
anyone
from
any
country
in
the
world
can
come
to
the
United
States
and
become
an
American.
So
in
the
context
of
the
heated
rhetoric
that
you
may
hear
on
TV
or
newspapers
or
blogs,
you
may
have
thought
twice
about
whether
the
United
States
remains
welcome
to
immigrants.
Let
me
reassure
you
that
it
does.
F
A
recent
recent
Forbes
article
said
that
40%
of
Fortune
500
companies
were
founded
by
immigrants
or
their
children.
That's
amazing!
40%
of
Fortune
500
companies.
Immigrants
built
this
country.
You
can't
there
are
companies
fortune,
500
companies,
Pfizer
Goldman,
Sachs,
Google,
Intel,
eBay,
Yahoo,
Steve
Jobs,
his
father
came
from
Syria
18%
of
all
small
business
owners
are
immigrants,
so
it
once
again
to
go
back
to
that.
Musical
immigrants
get
the
job
done.
F
That
it
immigrants
have
fought
and
died
for
this
country.
I
often
have
servicemen
and
women
who
sit
in
the
front
row.
We
don't
have
any
today,
but
frequently
we
have
soldiers
who
have
fought
for
the
country
who
have
become
citizens
here.
Immigrants
serve
as
our
police
officers.
They
teach
in
our
school
that
there
are
federal
judges,
state
judges,
the
occupied
positions
at
the
highest
levels
of
our
public
and
private
sectors.
They
continue
to
make
this
country
great.
As
President
Obama
said,
the
former
President
Obama
said:
immigration
is
our
oldest
tradition.
F
It's
who
we
are
it's
part
of
what
makes
us
exceptional
in
Concord
in
Lexington
the
shot
heard
round
the
world
was
the
founding
of
the
American
dream
and
the
start
of
the
battle
for
freedom,
so
I
welcome
you
with
open
arms
to
our
democracy
and
I.
Wish
you
the
best
of
luck
as
you
pursue
your
versions
of
freedom,
equality
and
the
American
dream.
The
state
and
federal
courts
are
here
to
follow
the
rule
of
law
with
respect
to
both
citizens
and
non-citizens
in
our
country
and
to
protect
their
due
process
and
equal
protection
rights.
F
Now,
when
I
was
sworn
in
as
a
federal
judge,
I
took
the
same
oath
that
you
all
just
took
to
defend
our
Constitution
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic.
That's
an
oath.
We
all
take
federal
officials
as
well
as
new
citizens
of
the
country
and
just
like
director
Price
said,
I
often
think
back
on
my
grandparents
who
came
here
as
immigrants
from
Russia
and
not
speaking
a
word
of
English
and
without
any
money
at
all
and
I.
F
Remember
every
time
that
I
hear
that
oath
I
say
a
silent
word
of
thank
you
to
them,
but
having
had
the
courage,
yes,
the
courage
to
come
to
this
country.
Many
of
you
have
experienced
great
hardships
to
get
here,
to
learn
English,
to
learn
about
a
new
society
to
get
jobs,
sometimes
below
what
you
may
have
had
back
in
your
own
country,
you're,
your
former
country,
your
native,
your
children
and
grandchildren.
F
Will
thank
you
someday
for
the
opportunity
to
grow
up
in
this
country
and
who
knows,
maybe
we
have
a
few
future
federal
judges
sitting
out
there
right
now,
so
I
want
to
go
through
it's.
My
favorite
part
of
this
thing
is
to
go
through
the
countries
that
you
all
come
from.
You
really
do
span
the
globe
and,
as
you
as
I
read
your
country,
would
you
stand
up
and
introduce
your
skin
and
just
stand
up
and
tell
us
so
from
Albania?
We
have
three
people.
Will
the
people
from
Albania
please
stand
here?
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
H
Thank
you,
judge,
sabes
and
I
was
talking
to
the
the
judge
out
back
and
she
truly
loves
this
day
in
which
she
said
is
absolutely
right
get
involved,
because
you
are
part
of
our
democracy
I
want
to.
Let
me
get
rid
of
all
the
introductions
first.
So
all
the
federal
and
state
local
officials
welcome
here
today
to
the
Kennedy
Library.
Thank
you
very
much
to
all
of
you.
I'm
watching
your
faces
and
I'm.
Seeing
a
lot
of
pride,
a
little
nervousness
no
reason
to
be
nervous
anymore.
H
The
testings
over
it's
all
set
you're
sworn
in
now.
All
you
do
is
vote
so
make
sure
you
vote
in
that
one.
But
it's
been
said
a
lot.
This
library
here
means
a
lot
to
me
personally.
President
Kennedy
is
a
hero
of
mine
and
he
was
a
hero
to
my
immigrant
parents
as
well.
He
changed
how
America
saw
itself.
He
was
one
of
the
first
people
to
cause
a
nation
of
immigrants
in
America
still
is
a
nation
of
immigrants.
H
He
showed
us
that
we
are
the
heart
of
this
country,
not
not
on
the
margins,
and
it's
really
true
for
all
of
you
today.
You
are
the
heart
of
this
country,
something
that
you
need
to
remember
and
understand.
I
want
to
congratulate
each
and
every
one
of
you
today.
My
mother
I'm
gonna
talk
about
her
in
a
little
bit,
but
she
became
a
citizen
many
years
after
she
came
here
because
she
was
nervous
about
taking
the
test
and
she
didn't
know
how
to
she
didn't
know.
If
she
could
pass
the
test.
H
She
was
nervous
because
when
she
in
Ireland
she
didn't
have
an
education,
high
school
college
and
what
we
have
here
today,
but
she
took
that
test
and
she's
a
proud
American,
and
she
never
missed
voting.
My
father
until
the
day
he
died,
never
missed
voting
either
something
that
he
felt
inside
that
it
was
his
his
obligation
to
make
sure
he
voted.
We
were
proud
of
our
parents
being
immigrants
just
like
many
of
your
families
here
today
are
proud
of
you
and
supporting
you,
and
they
can
know
that
they're
very
excited.
H
This
is
a
journey
that
you
all
took
together
and
that's
important
to
us.
While
family
is
key,
it's
a
profound
honor
for
me
to
be
here
with
you
as
you
complete.
This
journey
I've
had
the
opportunity
not
to
come
to
every
single
naturalization
ceremony,
because
sometimes
I
can't
make
in
my
schedule,
but
when
I
come
I
realize
I
should
come
to
every
single
one,
because
I
feel
that
I'm
at
home.
H
Our
country
would
not
exist
without
immigrants,
our
democracy,
our
culture,
our
community,
none
of
it
would
exist
without
the
desire
and
drive
and
the
strength
of
immigrants
like
you
and
the
countries
that
you
came
from
I'm,
not
just
talking
about
history
I'm
talking
about
today.
A
lot
of
people
don't
understand
this,
but
28%
right
now.
H
28%
of
the
people
that
live
in
Boston
Massachusetts
were
born
in
another
country.
When
you
think
about
that,
20%
of
our
population
is
immigrants
nearly
50%
of
the
people
live
in
our
city.
Our
first
generation
like
I,
am
that
one
or
two
of
their
parents
came
from
another
country
and
then,
if
you
go
to
the
next
generation,
it's
probably
80
percent,
so
you
think
about
it.
H
There's
really
not
many
of
us
in
Boston,
they're,
not
wanna,
chew,
boat,
rides
or
plane
rides
away
from
being
an
immigrant
ourselves
from
another
country,
as
mayor
I
have
to
recognize
the
fact
which
defines
our
city.
This
is
also
something,
as
you
can
imagine,
I
feel.
Personally,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
my
parents
came
to
this
country
from
Ireland
from
Galway
from
Connemara
to
be
more
specific,
these
two
young
ones
here
their
mums
from
Connemara.
H
You
know
how
she
spoke.
Two
languages
Gaelic
was
the
primary
language
in
our
house.
When
people
came
to
visit
my
mother
and
father
and
ask
they
spoke
Gaelic
in
the
house,
we
learned
two
cultures
in
the
house.
We
learned
to
be
an
American
and
we
learned
what
I
meant
to
be
Irish.
We
had
a
chance
to
learn
both
of
those
in
house
which
helped
us
grow.
My
brother
and
myself,
my
father
came
here
in
1956.
H
H
She
still
has
on
tap
Street
the
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in
wasn't
made
up
of
immigrants.
When
I
was
a
kid,
he
had
the
Polish
family
across
the
street.
You
had
the
Lithuanian
family
not
too
far
away.
We
had
the
with
the
Irish
family,
an
Italian
family
and
then
the
Cape
Verdean
families
came
in
and
the
Vietnamese
families
came
in
and
some
of
the
dominican
families.
So
you
think
about
the
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in
that's
still
there.
H
It's
a
diverse,
it
represents
not
the
whole
world,
but
a
look
good
part
of
the
world
in
the
same
name
when
I
grew
up
in
my
father,
I
became
a
citizen
as
soon
as
he
could
and
my
mother
became
a
citizen.
As
I
said
in
the
in
the
early
90s
I'll,
never
forget,
there's
a
picture
in
my
house
of
my
mother.
The
day
she
became
a
citizen
with
the
American
flag
in
her
hand
on
the
steps
of
the
State
House.
H
Shortly
few
short
years
later,
I
went
on
to
become
a
state
representative
and
I
got
sworn
in
that
building.
As
an
elected
official,
because
my
mother,
her
father,
made
the
decision
to
come
to
this
country
in
settled
town.
They
got
married
here.
They
met
each
other.
Here
they
get
married
in
a
family,
so
I
will
never
forget.
My
immigrant
backgrounds,
immigrant
backgrounds,
are
full
of
hope,
stress
and
pride.
H
It's
important
for
us
to
remember
and
reflect
on
the
journey
that
you
took
here
now
that
you
take
up
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
America
citizenship,
as
laid
out
in
the
Constitution.
As
was
mentioned,
you
can
serve
on
juries.
You
can
run
for
office.
I
would
suggest
you
don't
run
for
mayor
right
now
and
wait
a
few
years,
but,
most
importantly,
I
think
it's
important
that
you
vote.
We
have
an
upcoming
election,
those
you
live
in
Boston.
H
You're
gonna
have
an
opportunity
to
express
your
citizenship
in
many
different
ways,
becoming
more
active
in
your
communities
becoming
more
actively
politically
join
a
Civic
Association
to
talk
about
your
neighborhood
join
a
parent-teacher
organization
to
talk
about
your
children's
future
or
the
future
of
other
children.
You
can
also
be
advisors
to
friends
and
family
I.
Also
encourage
you
to
keep
contributing
to
your
cultural
identity,
to
American
life
50-plus
countries
represented
today.
We
need
to
celebrate
your
culture.
Celebrate
your
food,
celebrate
your
music!
H
Celebrate
your
traditions
and
that's
what
the
generations
of
immigrants
who
came
before
you
did.
They
did
exactly
just
that.
You
have
a
unique
gift.
Every
single
person
here
has
a
unique
gift:
America
has
helped
shape
your
life,
but
will
also
continue.
You'll
continue
to
enrich
America's
identity.
You
don't
just
become
an
American.
We
all
become
Americans
because
of
you
today.
I
know
how
powerful
this
experience
is.
H
The
choices
that
my
immigrant
parents
made
and
the
roles
they
played
in
their
community
allowed
me
to
live
out
my
dream
becoming
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston
I.
Remember
that
fact,
every
single
day,
one
of
the
most
important
decisions
I
made
the
first
year
I
took
office,
was
to
reinvest
and
rename
the
office
of
immigration.
H
It
was
office
of
new
Bostonians,
where
I
became
the
mayor
and
I
thought
to
myself.
That
doesn't
say
it
what
it
needs
and
we
talked
about
the
mayor's
office
of
immigrant
advancement
and
the
judge,
and
some
other
folks
talked
about
the
impact
immigrants
have
on
business
and
opportunity
in
education
in
the
City
of
Austin
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement.
You
can
see
right
in
the
name.
It's
about
how
do
we
advance
immigrants?
In
the
last
couple
of
years,
we've
been
sidetracked
a
little
bit
and
I'm
not
going
to
go.
H
They
have
a
little
bit
sidetracked,
a
little
bit
on
working
on
issues
that
we
really
shouldn't
have
to
work
on.
But
while
we've
been
working
on
those
issues,
we're
also
working
on
advancing
immigrants,
whether
it's
a
small
business
economic
opportunities,
explain
to
people
their
rights,
letting
people
know
who
have
green
cards
on
how
to
become
citizens.
Citizens
letting
people
know
who
don't
have
green
cards,
what
they
can
do
on
their
pathways
and
other
ways,
but
strengthening
our
immigrants,
I
new
executive
directors
here
Yousefi
Valley,
is
here
today.
H
Yousefi
is
anybody
who
CA
wants
to
talk
to
you
Sofia
about
other
family
members?
Please
see
him
after
the
event.
The
idea
of
this
office
is
that
we
want
immigrants
that
thrive
in
our
city,
civically,
culturally
and
economically,
and
there
are
two
reasons
for
this:
it's
the
core
of
our
identity
as
a
city,
and
it's
absolutely
essential
to
the
success
of
our
city
in
Boston,
so
I
encourage
you
to
continue
to
engage
at
this
office
as
a
resource.
H
What
I'm
talking
about
Boston
I,
just
don't
say
we
welcome
immigrants,
although
we
certainly
do
I,
don't
just
say
we
support
about
in
value
immigrants,
and
that's
true
as
well
when
I
first
say
is
that
we
are
immigrants.
It
goes
beyond
we
in
you,
it's
about
us.
It's
about
all
of
us.
That's
what
it
means
to
be
here
with
you
on
this
special
day.
We
are
immigrants,
we
are
Bostonians,
we
are
Americans,
you
made
it
official
today
and
that's
very
important,
but
it's
not
at
the
moment.
H
You
made
a
decision
to
be
part
of
the
American
experience
it
continued
when
you
arrived
and
join
your
fate
with
ours
accrue
with
every
day
of
hard
work
that
each
of
you
put
in
every
dollar
you
spent
in
a
store
every
day
you
spent
in
a
classroom.
Every
day
you
sent
your
kids
to
school.
Every
time
you
helped
your
neighbor
with
each
strength
which
each
step
you
strengthened,
our
community.
You
lived
out
the
American
idea
and
you're
you
renewed.
H
Our
belief
in
this
country
today
represents
a
journey
made
up
of
all
those
steps
and
the
joy
we
feel
today
proves
that
it's
okay,
so
you
can
speak
despite
the
disagreements
and
struggles,
we
all
may
have
our
fundamental
ideas.
So
true
America
represents
freedom
and
opportunity
for
all,
and
if
we
stick
to
that
idea
and
live
by
it,
we
will
thrive
so
for
myself
and
the
700
thousand
other
people
that
live
in
the
City
of
Boston
I
want
to
say
to
all
of
you.
Congratulations
once
again.
Thank
you.
F
So
now
I
have
the
privilege
of
introducing
two
young
people
whose
mom
is
getting
sworn
in
today.
Orlistat,
you
I
figure.
You
look
just
like
your
daughter
so,
and
so
this
is
Clara
and
loop
and
they're
going
to
help
us
all
say
a
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
So
could
please
everyone
please
stand
and
face
the
flag.
I
My,
dear
fellow
America,
it
is
with
great
pride
that
I
welcome
you
into
the
American
family,
no
matter
where
you
come
from,
or
what
faith
you
practice
this
country
is
now
your
country.
Our
history
is
now
your
history
and
our
traditions
are
now
your
traditions.
You
enjoy
the
full
rights
and
the
sacred
duties
that
come
with
American
citizenship.
Very,
very
special.
There
is
no
higher
honor.
There
is
no
greater
responsibility.
I
You
now
share
the
obligation
to
teach
our
values
to
others,
to
help
newcomers
assimilate
to
our
way
of
life
and
uplift
America
by
living
according
to
its
highest
ideals
of
self-governance
and
its
highest
standards.
All
Americans
are
your
brothers
and
sisters,
and
each
of
us
must
do
our
part
to
keep
America
safe,
strong
and
free
America
is
our
home.
We
have
no
other,
you
have
pledged
allegiance
to
America
and
when
you
give
your
love
and
loyalty
to
America,
she
returns
her
love
and
loyalty
to
you.
We
share
one
American
heart
and
one
American
destiny.
I
C
A
J
A
message
from
the
USCIS
director
two
new
citizens,
my
fellow
American
citizens,
on
behalf
of
all
dedicated
men
and
women
of
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
USCIS
I,
want
to
congratulate
you
on
becoming
citizens
of
our
great
nation.
Today,
as
Americans,
we
are
united
not
by
background
race
or
religion,
but
rather
by
our
common
citizenship,
which
is
based
on
democratic
ideals,
equal
and
individual
rights
and
shared
responsibilities
upon
taking
the
oath
of
allegiance.
You
have
joined
a
long
legacy
of
Americans
who
have
contributed
to
the
vibrancy
and
success
of
this
country.
J
As
you
are
now
part
of
this
special
legacy,
I
encourage
you
to
use
your
talents
and
skills
each
day
to
build
a
better,
stronger
and
brighter
America
for
all
here
today
and
for
the
future
generations
to
come
along
with
all
the
rights
you
now
have
comes
the
responsibilities
of
citizenship.
It
is
now
your
duty
to
make
positive
contributions
to
our
community
and
to
the
nation.
The
United
States
welcomes
you
as
a
fully
vested
member
of
this
great
nation.