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A
My
name
is
Valerie
Tobias
I
am
the
field
office
director
for
the
US,
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
office
here
in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
and
I
would
like
to
welcome
all
the
candidates
for
citizenship
today,
as
well
as
your
friends
and
family
who
are
here
for
this
very
special
event.
Before
we
get
started,
I
just
have
a
few
housekeeping
items
for
you.
The
first
is
to
please
take
out
your
cell
phones
and
place
it
on
vibrate.
A
A
I
would
now
like
to
introduce
Miss
Victoria
Porto
USD
is
Philadelphia.
Acting
District
Director
acting
direct
oporto,
began
her
career
at
legacy,
immigration
and
naturalization
service.
As
an
immigration
information
officer
in
San,
Diego
California.
She
held
several
positions
with
the
offices
of
citizenship
and
is
most
noted
for
her
work
in
establishing
the
USCIS
San
Diego
districts,
outreach
program
where
she
made
quarterly
appearances
on
spanish-language
television,
miss
Porto
worked
at
various
other
offices
within
USCIS
across
the
country
surajpur
career,
miss
Porto
has
made
significant
contributions
to
USCIS
and
multilingual
engagement
efforts
in
2015.
A
Miss
Porto
received
the
USCIS
Vanguard
Award
for
leading
a
team
in
establishing
the
stakeholder
engagement
and
customer
service
branch
within
the
USCIS
investment
program
office.
Miss
Porto
is
also
the
daughter
of
immigrants
and
the
first
in
her
family
to
attend
college.
Please
help
me
in
welcoming
his
Porto.
B
B
The
colors
will
be
presented
by
Boy
Scout,
Troop,
115
and
the
national
anthem
will
be
sung
by
Amanda
nature.
Our
a
classically
trained
singer
who
has
performed
concerts
in
pittsburgh,
pennsylvania,
washington,
d.c,
Baltimore
Europe
and
the
Caribbean,
a
native
of
Washington
DC.
She
held
the
titles
of
Miss
Black
DC
USA
in
2008,
and
miss
DC
International
in
2009.
Amanda
presently
works
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
in
the
Department
of
Personnel
and
civil
service.
As
the
city's
diversity
and
employment
coordinator.
C
C
C
A
Council
president
bruce
Kraus
is
dedicated
to
fighting
for
equal
rights
and
well-being
of
the
citizens
of
pittsburgh.
He's
constantly
working
towards
a
city
where
all
people
are
invited
to
our
great
comment
able
to
share
an
equal
voice
and
have
every
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
stewardship
of
their
futures.
Please
help
me
welcome
Bruce
crusts.
D
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
this
historic
chambers,
I
would
like
to
recognize
her
mayor,
mayor
Peduto.
Of
course,
I'd
like
to
welcome
recognize
director
rodriguez
I
and
my
fellow
members
that
are
joining
us.
This
morning
we
have
Councilwoman
Harris,
we
have
Councilwoman
gross
councilman
Gilman
is
with
us,
and
representatives
from
councilman
O'connor's
office
is
joining
us
as
well
too.
It
is
my
most
sincere
pleasure
to
stand
before
you
today
and
to
welcome
you
to
this
wonderful
celebration.
D
E
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
director
Rodriguez,
welcome,
council
members
and
distinguished
guests.
This
is
an
historic
day
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
not
only
for
the
29
people
who
will
be
becoming
US
citizens,
but
for
the
first
time
the
city
government
is
hosting
its
first-ever
naturalization
ceremony.
This
is
this
building
is
a
testament
to
the
city.
It
was
built
on
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
city
in
1916
and
in
the
walls.
E
You
can
see
the
names
of
the
first
mayors
of
100
years,
starting
with
Ebenezer
Denny
ahead
above
us,
and
the
names
of
the
borough's
and
townships
that
were
annexed
to
create
the
city
as
if,
just
a
few
years
after
this
building
was
built
that
sarafina's
Rolly
got
on
to
a
boat
from
Italy
to
come
over
to
build
a
better
life
for
his
young
starting.
A
family.
Sarafina
was
my
grandfather
and
he
came
over
with
the
2nd
grade
education.
Five
years
later,
my
grandma
would
come
over
with
no
education.
E
She
had
never
stepped
foot
into
a
school
and
they
worked
hard
to
build
a
better
life
for
their
three
children.
My
uncle
Marino
was
a
state
policeman
for
38
years.
He
was
the
first
to
watch
and
monitor
the
parkways
of
Pittsburgh.
Today,
that
is
being
done
by
my
chief
of
staff's
brother.
He
went
on
to
become
a
police
chief.
He
was
in
charge
when
the
riots
happened
in
the
Hill
District
in
1968
and
put
state
police
officers
on
every
corner.
E
My
mother,
the
second,
was
born,
and
she
raised
four
boys
myself
and
my
three
brothers
and
her
younger
brother
camilla
was
born.
Next.
He
was
the
first
in
the
family
ever
to
go
to
college.
He
became
a
engineer
very
successful
executive
vice
president
of
the
largest
rayon
producer
in
the
world,
I
lost
my
uncle
Camille
yesterday.
E
E
Today,
we
welcome
all
pittsburghers
into
the
family
that
a
hundred
years
ago,
welcome
mine.
It's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
today,
look
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
cheering
on
the
Steelers
to
celebrating
a
pirate's
World
Series
in
the
building,
your
families
as
a
part
of
one
family
that
we
call
Pittsburgh.
E
B
It's
a
pleasure
pleasure
to
have
the
US
citizenship
and
immigration
services
director
Leon
Rodriguez
with
us
today.
As
we
call
the
country's,
he
will
be
administering
the
Oaks
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
proceed
with
the
presentation
of
candidates
for
citizenship,
mayor
Peduto.
If
you
can,
you
join
me
at
the
podium
if
there
are
family
or
friends
in
the
audience,
you're
welcome
now
to
take
foot
at
this
time
to
take
photographs.
We
will
call
each
of
you
by
your
country
of
birth
and
you
ask
that
you
please
remain
standing
on
July
the
9th
2014
mr.
B
Leon
Rodriguez
was
sworn
in
as
a
fourth
director
of
US
citizenship
and
immigration
services
and
has
been
leading
18,000
men
and
women
in
administering
the
nation's
immigration
and
naturalization
system.
He
previously
served
at
the
director
of
the
office
for
civil
rights
at
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
as
a
chief
of
staff
and
deputy
assistant
attorney
general
for
civil
rights
at
the
Department
of
Justice.
He
also
served
as
a
county
attorney
for
Montgomery
County
in
Maryland
from
1997
to
2001.
He
served
in
the
United
States
Attorney's
Office
for
the
western
district
of
pennsylvania.
B
First,
as
a
chief
of
the
white
collar
crime,
section
and
Ennis
and
then
as
First
Assistant
US
Attorney
us
director,
Rodriguez
USCIS
direct
Rodriguez,
received
a
bachelor
of
arts
degree
from
casa,
Brown
University
and
a
juris
doctorate
from
Boston
College
of
Law.
He
was
born
in
Brooklyn
and
raised
in
Miami.
B
So
I
respectfully
submit
to
the
united
states
that
a
sin
ship
and
Immigration
Service
that
did
that
the
United
States
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
has
specifically
found
each
petitioner
entitled
under
the
law
of
the
United
States
to
be
naturalized.
At
this
time
it
is
my
privilege
to
present
20
applicants
for
naturalization
from
the
following
18
countries,
view
10
and
when
I
call
your
country,
please
stand
and
remain
standing.
B
F
Thank
You
Victoria
and
mayor
Peduto
for
that
introduction.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
it
is
now
my
privilege
to
administer
the
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
candidates
for
naturalization
assembled
here
today.
I
would
ask
you
all
to
raise
your
right
hands
and
to
repeat
after
me,
I
hereby
declare
on
oath
and
I.
Will
that
I
absolutely
and
entirely
renounce
and
abjure
all
Allegiance
and
fidelity
to
any
foreign
prince
too
many
Lords
potentate,
Lord,
NC,
State
or
sovereignty,
sovereignty
of
whom
or
which
I
have
here
too
for
bin
a
subject
or
citizen
that
I
will
support
and
defend.
F
Then
the
Constitution
and
laws
foundations
of
the
United
States
of
America
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic
or
mad
men.
That
I
will
bear
true
faith
and
allegiance
to
the
same
day.
That
I
will
bear
arms
on
behalf
of
the
United
States
I
say
when
required
by
the
law
that
I
would
perform
noncombatant
service.
F
I
look
out
at
all
of
you
today
and
I
actually
see
my
own
family
I
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
any
of
you.
I
know
a
little
bit
about
you.
I
know
where
you're
from,
but
in
you
I
see
elements
of
my
own
family.
My
parents
came
from
Cuba
in
1961,
has
refugees
from
the
Castro
regime
prior
to
their
coming
to
the
United
States.
My
father
had
been
detained.
My
maternal
grandfather
had
been
detained.
My
maternal
great
uncle
had
been
take,
yet
my
family
was
able
to
come
to
the
United
States.
F
We
lived
in
New
York
for
a
while
and
ultimately
settled
in
Miami,
where
my
parents
launched
a
business
through
that
business.
They
raised
my
sister.
They
raised
myself.
Other
family
members
raised
their
children
as
well,
and
in
fact,
if
you
were
to
walk
into
that
business
and
ask
for
mr.
Rodriguez,
you
would
be
pointed
in
about
seven
different
directions,
because
in
that
business
work
my
father,
my
grandfather,
my
great
uncle
I
worked
there.
Many
others
work
there
who
were
part
of
our
family
in
this
underscores
a
fundamental
truth
about
why
we
come
to
America.
F
But
we
come
here
also
because
of
the
twin
and
very
fundamentally
American
values
of
work
and
a
family,
and
so
we
come
here
not
just
for
ourselves,
but
as
mayor
Peduto
cited
really
to
make
a
better
lives
for
our
children,
for
our
spouses
for
extended
families
in
America
rewards
this
in
a
way
that
no
other
country
does
because
in
America
we
believe
one
thing
very
fundamentally,
and
that
is
that,
if
something
is
broken,
it
can
be
fixed.
If
there
is
an
idea
that
idea
can
be
turned
into
reality.
F
F
So
much
I
want
to
thank
mayor
Peduto
for
his
initiative,
his
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative.
It
is
really
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
country
in
the
work
of
immigrant
integration.
I
want
to
particularly
commend
him
on
his
choice
of
Betty
Cruz,
a
fellow
Cuban,
to
lead
that
initiative
is
really
becoming
a
model
for
what
the
rest
of
us
can
do.
F
We
are
honored
to
have
here
with
us
today:
council
members,
crafts,
council,
member
Gilman,
councilmember
Harris,
councilmember
gross
covering
large
parts
of
Pittsburgh
and
recognizing
what
it
is
that
you
all
can
really
contribute
to
this
city
into
our
American
society.
To
become
a
citizen
is
the
ultimate
act
of
commitment.
Many
of
you
have
had
long
roads
to
get
here.
F
That
says
the
you
are
in
United
States
is
and
in
fact
it
is
an
ongoing
commitment
that
will
last
for
you
and
last
year
for
your
families
for
the
rest
of
your
life,
and
so
I
invite
you
to
really
use
the
tools
that
are
given
to
you
by
becoming
american
citizens.
I
invite
you
to
register
as
soon
as
possible
to
vote.
I
invite
you
to
participate
in
your
communities.
I
invite
you
to
really
become
fully
thin
gauge
and
volunteerism
and
fully
engaged
in
our
civic
society
here
in
the
United
States.
F
You
are
here,
as
my
parents
were
because,
instead
of
doing
the
expected,
you
did
the
unexpected
and
so
I
invite
you
to
continue
doing
the
unexpected.
As
you
become
new
Americans
here
today,
you
and
your
contributions
are
vital
to
the
continued
success
of
this
nation
and
really
reinforce
our
proud
heritage
as
an
A
immigrants.
F
A
Thank
You
director
Rodriguez
now
in
the
Pittsburgh
office
we
have
a
very
unique
tradition
where
we
invite
any
new
citizen
who
might
like
to
share
a
few
words
about
how
you're
feeling
today
or
to
share
about
your
journey
the
opportunity
to
come
up
and
do
that.
I
only
ask
one
thing,
and
that
is
that
this
is
kind
of
like
a
formal
family
dinner
and
at
my
house,
when
we
have
dinner,
we
do
not
discuss
religion
or
politics.
So
I
would
ask
that
all
of
you
observe
that
rule
today.
A
Otherwise
I
do
hope
that
some
of
you
will
be
brave
enough
to
come
up
and
share
your
story
with
us.
It
is
truly
one
of
the
most
remarkable
parts
of
our
ceremony
and
I
hope
that
you
will
be
able
to
do
that.
To
start
us
off,
I
would
like
to
welcome
one
of
our
new
citizens.
Michael
Cusk
mr.
cust
was
born
and
raised
in
Canada.
A
He
studied
computer
science
of
the
northern
alberta
institute
of
technology
and
after
college
he
worked
on
oil
rigs
for
a
year
before
getting
a
job
as
a
bill,
collector
manager
and
then
manager
of
information
technology.
In
addition
to
his
professional
life,
mr.
cust
became
a
volunteer
scout
leader
when
his
son
started
the
Boy
Scout
six
years
ago,
and
his
Scouts
are
here
today
with
us
to
help.
He
has
been
a
scout
leader
to
all
the
scalps
here
and
is
married
and
has
two
children.
So
please
help
me
welcome
Michael.
G
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Michael
kosc
and
I
spent
40
years
living
in
Canada
and
have
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
the
United
States
on
many
occasions
today,
I
have
the
privilege
of
speaking
to
you
about
the
honour
which
has
been
bestowed
upon
us
today.
I've
been
living
here
in
the
United
States
for
nine
years
and
for
the
last
six
years,
I've
been
an
active
volunteer
with
the
boy
scouts
of
america
as
a
scout
leader
with
the
seven
gentlemen,
you
may
be
thinking
what
does
that
have
to
do
with
citizenship.
G
Over
these
six
years,
I've
worked
with
these
young
men
he's
starting
at
the
age
of
six
of
six
or
seven
teaching
them
to
be
better
people,
loyal,
Scouts
and
loyal
citizens
become
skull,
promised
that
they
all
learned
is
as
follows:
I
Michael
promise
to
do
my
best
to
do
my
duty
to
God
in
my
country
to
help
other
people
and
obey
the
laws
of
the
pack
I
think
its
citizens.
We
can
all
learn
from
this
simple,
but
meaningful
promise,
but
promising
to
do
our
best
to
do
our
duty
and
to
help
other
people.
G
We
can
make
a
difference.
It
may
not
seem
like
our
efforts,
make
much
difference,
but
what
has
made
this
nation
great
is
the
efforts
of
all
people
to
strive
to
be
better
to
provide
a
better
life
and
a
better
future
for
all
to
come.
Today
we
are
all
citizens
to
the
United
States
and,
as
such,
it
is
our
duty
to
help
make
this
nation
better.
Today
we
took
an
oath
to
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
of
America.
G
The
Constitution
guarantees
our
rights
and
freedoms.
We
must
never
take
these
rights
and
freedoms
for
granted.
More
than
6,000
soldiers
gave
their
lives
in
the
battle
during
the
Revolutionary
War,
so
that
we
could
have
these
rights
and
since
then,
six
hundred
thousand
soldiers
have
given
their
lives
to
protect
these
rights
and
freedoms.
I
feel
it's
important
that
all
citizens
remember
that
these
rights
and
freedoms
that
we
have
the
privilege
to
enjoy
we're,
not
freedom.
G
Today
we
become
a
part
of
the
long
history
of
this
nation
and
it
is
up
to
us
to
treat
these
rights
with
the
honor
and
respect
that
so
many
before
us,
a
thought
to
preserve.
In
conclusion,
if
I
had
to
describe
the
United
States
in
one
word,
that
word
would
be
proud
in
many
countries.
If
you
ask
someone,
what
is
your
nationality,
you
will
get
many
answers:
I'm
German,
I'm,
Italian,
I'm,
French,
an
Irish,
but
here
in
the
United
States
I
found
the
most
common
answer
is
American.
G
I
Good
morning,
everyone
enemies
under
Velasquez
I'm,
a
national
of
columbia.
Now
the
United
States
first
I
would
like
to
thank
the
Pittsburgh
USCIS
staff
for
an
efficient,
professionally
managed
naturalization
process.
I
also
would
like
to
thank
mayor
Peduto
and
the
City
Council
on
behalf
of
my
fellow
citizens,
for
supporting
new
Americans
and
help
you
make
Pittsburgh
a
more
welcoming
singing
to
all
of
us.
I
want
to
take
a
few
minutes
to
share
some
thoughts
about
becoming
a
US
citizens
in
2015.
Those
who
helped
Stalin
establish
this
nation
two
centuries
ago.
I
So
to
build
a
society
based
on
altruistic
values,
it
required
the
work
and
sacrifice
of
many
oftentimes
against
the
shadow
of
oppression
and
backwardness.
Since
then,
generation
of
Americans
have
not
only
carried
these
values
forward.
They
create
a
society
that
truly
brings
out
the
best
of
humanity.
Americans
are
generous,
they
care
for
one
another.
They
respect
their
institutions
and
their
traditions
they're
resilient
in
short
throughout
history,
and
now
the
u.s.
is
a
society
where
the
human
spirit
can
be
elevated
and
thrive.
Peace
among
many
others,
are
the
wonderful
things
about
this
country
and
I'm.
I
Sure
all
of
us
are
appreciative
of
the
opportunity
of
being
here.
I
would
like
to
leave
everyone
with
the
words
of
one
of
my
favorite
American
writers,
Ralph,
Waldo,
Emerson,
hoping
the
world
stay,
engaging
strengthen
our
communities
where
we
work,
live
and
play
what
makes
a
nation
pillars
high
and
what
a
nice
foundation
strong.
What
makes
it
mighty
to
define
the
fault
that
brownie
stone?
It's
not
gold.
It's
kingdoms
grant
go
down
in
battle
shown
it.
Shafts
are
laid
in
sinking
sand,
not
an
abiding
Brock.
I
He
said
the
sword
as
the
red
dust
of
Empires
passed
away,
the
blood
has
turned
ER
stone
to
rust,
their
glory
to
decay,
and
he
said
pride
or
that
bright
crown
has
seen
two
nations
sweet,
but
God
has
struck
his
luster
down
Annie
and
his
assage
to
his
feet,
not
gold,
but
only
men
can
make
a
people
great
and
strong
men
who,
for
truth
and
honor
sake,
stand
fast
and
softer
loan
brave
men
who
work
while
others
sleep
who
there
well
others
fly.
They
build
the
nation's
pillars,
deep
and
lift
them
to
the
sky.
J
My
name
is
Nozick
alpina
liebe
I'm
from
Russia
I
moved
here
when
I
was
12
years
old
back
in
two
thousand
six
I
remember
my
parents
struggle
suffer
and
then
I
remember
a
whole
trip
coming
here
to
us
and
now
we're
here
we
have
a
great
life
I'm,
so
thankful
for
everyone,
America
god,
Bless
America.
We
have
a
great
living
here
on
the
first
one
to
attend
college
in
my
family
first,
one
to
finish
high
school,
hopefully
I
did
excited,
get
accepted,
equivalent
State
University.
J
K
K
K
A
A
We
will
now
present
each
of
you
with
your
certificates
of
naturalization
when
your
name
is
called.
Please
come
up
to
receive
your
certificate,
as
well
as
the
flag
in
commemoration
of
today's
event.
Director
Rodriguez
will
be
presenting
your
certificate
to
you
and
mayor
Peduto
will
be
providing
your
flag
and
we
also
have
Victoria
Porto
and
Bruce.
Cross
will
be
shaking
your
hand
today
and
they'll
be
waiting
here
along
the
side
for
you.
H
H
A
C
A
As
we
concludes
today's
ceremony,
I
would
like
to
thank
mayor
Peduto
for
taking
the
time
out
of
his
busy
schedule
to
join
us
today
for
his
and
for
his
commitment
to
serving
Pittsburgh
immigrant
community
I
would
also
like
to
thank
miss
Betty
crews
and
her
team
for
all
the
arrangements
and
coordination
efforts
to
ensure
today's
ceremony
was
a
success.
We
hope
this
will
be
many
future
events
with
the
mayor's
office.
Thank
you
to
brew
sprouts
for
speaking
and
allowing
us
to
use
the
city
council
chambers.
A
Thank
you
also
to
Amanda
new
trailer
for
providing
her
musical
health
and
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
Boy
Scout
Troop
115
for
their
participation
and
finally,
I
would
like
to
thank
director
Rodriguez
for
arranging
his
schedule
so
that
he
could
come
to
Pittsburgh.
It
is
a
very
special
thing
to
have
a
director
of
USD
is
visit
and
we
are
privileged
to
have
him
participate
in
this
event.