Et recognizes councilman Sheldon, Berger, Thank, You council president, in this morning's, a Wall, Street, Journal and also in many other periodicals throughout the country. There is a protest today on having a day without immigrants and is also a protest of immigrant Policy. That probably goes back many years.

The family of this country always had immigrants at the forefront many times taking jobs that nobody else wanted, but they were rare and ready to have their energy also many times depending this very country, the institutions that the sense of democracy, thousands of immigrants died during the Civil War and any war that America was ever a participant in that's the ultimate sacrifice that this country can live and, on a personal note and my father as the son of immigrants I, know the story.

Well, my father arrived in 1930 from Germany, which is an internment situation with a notch is about to take control. He was a dishwasher at the Benjamin Franklin hotel. He served there. He worked his way up and ultimately became head chef at the German tank bridge club. My cousin hikes Calvin burger was a literally a refugee from Germany. He came to the United States in 1952. He was immediately drafted in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He served with distinction for over 25 years with two terms in Vietnam.

He ended as a major I know, firsthand the participation that immigrants have given and I urge all Americans to take a look at that and realize how important immigration is into this country. Thank you very much. Thank You councilman.