,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjai,mr4  
,mal9[ski 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1    
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,om>1    
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4                
,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mrs4 ,torres (        
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,rask91    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 & ,mr4 ,espaillat7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ,presid5t       
,trump's raci/ comm5ts direct$ at       
,memb]s ( ,congress4  ,:]eas ! ,f\nd]s  
conceiv$ ,am]ica z a hav5 ( refuge = p  
flee+ f religi\s & political p]secution1
 & ,?omas ,jeff]son1 ,alex&] ,hamilton1 
& ,james ,madison all emphasiz$ t !     
,nation ga9$ z x attract$ new p 9 se>* (
 fre$om & livelihood = _! families2     
,:]eas ! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce def9$
 ,am]ica z a cov5ant bas$ on equality1 !
 unali5able ,rights ( life1 lib]ty & !  

pursuit ( happ9ess1 & gov]nm5t by !     
cons5t ( ! p2 ,:]eas ,b5jam9 ,frankl9   
said at ! ,con/itutional conv5tion1 ,:5 
=eign]s aft] look+ ab\t = "s o!r ,c\ntry
 9 :i* !y c obta9 m happ9ess1 give a    
pref]5ce to ours1 x is a pro( ( atta*m5t
 :i* ought to excite our confid5ce &    
affection2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,d4
 ,roosevelt said1 ,rememb]1 rememb]     
always1 t all ( u1 & y & ,i especially1 
are desc5d$ f immigrants &              
revolutioni/s2 ,:]eas immigration ( p f 
all ov] ! ,e>? has def9$ e /age (       
,am]ican hi/ory & propell$ our social1  
economic1 political1 sci5tific1         
cultural1 arti/ic1 & te*nological       
progress z a p1 & all ,am]icans1 except 
= ! desc5dants ( ,native p & enslav$    
,african ,am]icans1 are immigrants or   
desc5dants ( immigrants2 ,:]eas !       
commitm5t to immigration & asylum has   
be5 n a p>tisan cause b a p[]ful        
national value t has infus$ ! "w ( _m   
,presid5ts2 ,:]eas ,am]ican patriotism  
is def9$ n by race or e?nicity b by     

devotion to ! ,con/itutional ideals (   
equality1 lib]ty1 inclusion1 & democracy
 & by s]vice to our communities &       
/ruggle = ! common good2 ,:]eas         
,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y1 ^: family   
came to ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ,irel&1 /at$ 9
 8 #aieh book ,a ,nation ( ,immigrants t
 ,! contribution ( immigrants c be se5 9
 e aspect ( our national life4 ,we see x
 9 religion1 9 politics1 9 bus9ess1 9 ! 
arts1 9 education1 ev5 9 a?letics &     
ent]ta9m5t4 ,!re is no "p ( our nation t
 has n be5 t\*$ by our immigrant        
backgr\nd4 ,ev]y:]e immigrants h enri*$ 
& /r5g!n$ ! fabric ( ,am]ican life42    
,:]eas ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan 9 8 la/
 spee* z ,presid5t convey$ ,an          
obs]vation ab\t a c\ntry :i* ,i love2   
,:]eas z ,presid5t ,reagan obs]v$1 !    
tor* ( ,lady ,lib]ty symbolizes our     
fre$om & repres5ts our h]itage1 !       
compact ) our p>5ts1 our gr&p>5ts1 & our
 ance/ors1 & x is ! ,/atue ( ,lib]ty &  
its values t give u our great & special 
place 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas o!r c\ntries may   

seek to compete ) u1 b 9 "o vital area1 
z a beacon ( fre$om & opportunity t     
draws ! p ( ! _w1 no c\ntry on ,e>?     
comes close2 ,:]eas x is ! great life   
=ce ( ea* g5]ation ( new ,am]icans t    
gu>antees t ,am]ica's triumph %all      
cont9ue unsurpass$ ?r\gh ! #ba/ c5tury &
 beyond & is "p ( ! magical1 intoxicat+ 
p[] ( ,am]ica2 ,:]eas ?is is "o ( ! mo/ 
important s\rces ( ,am]ica's greatness3 
we lead ! _w because1 unique among      
nations1 we draw our p -- our /r5g? -- f
 e c\ntry & e corn] ( ! _w1 & by do+ s  
we cont9u\sly r5ew & enri* our nation2  
,:]eas ?anks to ea* wave ( new arrivals 
to ?is l& ( opportunity1 we're a nation 
=ev] "y1 =ev] bur/+ ) en]gy & new ideas1
 & always on ! cutt+ edge1 always lead+ 
! _w to ! next fronti]2 ,:]eas ?is      
op5ness is vital to our future z a      
,nation1 & if we ev] clos$ ! door to new
 ,am]icans1 our lead]%ip 9 ! _w w\ld    
soon be lo/2 & ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald 
,trump's raci/ comm5ts h legitimiz$ fe> 
& hatr$ ( new ,am]icans & p ( color3    

,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 believes t       
immigrants & _! desc5dants h made       
,am]ica /rong]1 & t ^? :o take ! oa? (  
citiz5%ip are e bit z ,am]ican z ^? ^:  
families h liv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = _m  
g5]ations2  7#b7 is committ$ to keep+   
,am]ica op5 to ^? lawfully seek+ refuge 
& asylum f viol5ce & oppression1 & ^? :o
 are will+ to "w h>d to live ! ,am]ican 
,dream1 no matt] _! race1 e?nicity1     
fai?1 or c\ntry ( orig92 &  7#c7 /rongly
 condemns ,presid5t ,donald ,trump's    
raci/ comm5ts t h legitimiz$ & increas$ 
fe> & hatr$ ( new ,am]icans & p ( color 
by say+ t our fell[ ,am]icans :o are    
immigrants1 & ^? :o may look to !       
,presid5t l immigrants1 %\ld 8g back0 to
 o!r c\ntries1 by ref]r+ to immigrants &
 asylum seek]s z 8invad]s10 & by say+ t 
,memb]s ( ,congress :o are immigrants   
7or ^? ( our colleagues :o are wrongly  
assum$ to be immigrants7 d n belong 9   
,congress or 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (        
,am]ica4