{"id":648707,"date":"2013-03-25T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serkadis.com\/index\/?guid=0231980d412b2cfce4380aa5d30f3fa5"},"modified":"2013-03-25T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T19:00:05","slug":"president-obama-to-new-citizens-in-each-of-you-we-see-the-true-spirit-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/648707","title":{"rendered":"President Obama to new citizens: “In each of you, we see the true spirit of America”"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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Today, President Obama spoke at a <\/a>at a naturalization ceremony<\/a> for active duty service members and civilians at the White House. He welcomed 28 new American citizens to our nation of immigrants and called for reforms to our immigration system<\/a> that will help harness the talent and ingenuity of all those like them who want to work hard and find a place here in America.<\/p>\n

President Obama said that in each of the men and women who had earned the right to call this country home, we're reminded of the millions who came before them and our "faith in the idea that anyone, anywhere, can write the next great chapter in this American story. "<\/p>\n

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We are so proud of everybody here. In each of you, we see the true spirit of America. And we see a bit of ourselves, too, because most of our stories trace back to moments just like this one.  To an ancestor who -– just like the men and women here today –- raised their right hand and recited that sacred oath. <\/p>\n

And the point is that unless you are one of the first Americans, unless you are a Native American, you came from someplace else. That’s why we’ve always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants.  And we’ve always been better off for it. The promise we see in those who come from all over the world is one of our greatest strengths. It’s kept our workforce young. It keeps our businesses on the cutting edge. It’s helped to build the greatest economic engine that the world has ever known.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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