I’m gonna ask you to imagine for a moment that you’re fleeing gang violence
moment that you’re fleeing gang violence
moment that you’re fleeing gang violence in El Salvador you’ve seen your friends
in El Salvador you’ve seen your friends
in El Salvador you’ve seen your friends die be murdered in brutal ways and now
die be murdered in brutal ways and now
die be murdered in brutal ways and now you’re getting threats so you decide to
you’re getting threats so you decide to
you’re getting threats so you decide to move to another part of the country to
move to another part of the country to
move to another part of the country to try to get away from them but it doesn’t
try to get away from them but it doesn’t
try to get away from them but it doesn’t take long for the gangs to find you and
take long for the gangs to find you and
take long for the gangs to find you and let you know that they know where you
let you know that they know where you
let you know that they know where you are and when their threats start
are and when their threats start
are and when their threats start including your five-year-old daughter
including your five-year-old daughter
including your five-year-old daughter you decide you need to take more drastic
you decide you need to take more drastic
you decide you need to take more drastic measures
measures
measures so you pack up and you go to the United
so you pack up and you go to the United
so you pack up and you go to the United States where you know people and you
States where you know people and you
States where you know people and you think you’re going to be safe but when
think you’re going to be safe but when
think you’re going to be safe but when you get to the border and you tell the
you get to the border and you tell the
you get to the border and you tell the border officials your story and that
border officials your story and that
border officials your story and that you’re fleeing violence and are afraid
you’re fleeing violence and are afraid
you’re fleeing violence and are afraid to die they laugh at you they laugh and
to die they laugh at you they laugh and
to die they laugh at you they laugh and they say we don’t take your kind here we
they say we don’t take your kind here we
they say we don’t take your kind here we don’t want you anymore you need to go
don’t want you anymore you need to go
don’t want you anymore you need to go back home to where you came from but you
back home to where you came from but you
back home to where you came from but you know that going back and meet back means
know that going back and meet back means
know that going back and meet back means certain death or worse death for your
certain death or worse death for your
certain death or worse death for your child
child
child so you refuse you insist that you need
so you refuse you insist that you need
so you refuse you insist that you need to stay and ask for asylum and now their
to stay and ask for asylum and now their
to stay and ask for asylum and now their laughter turns into anger they tell you
laughter turns into anger they tell you
laughter turns into anger they tell you you’re wasting their time and that if
you’re wasting their time and that if
you’re wasting their time and that if you insist on staying they’re gonna have
you insist on staying they’re gonna have
you insist on staying they’re gonna have to separate you from your daughter this
to separate you from your daughter this
to separate you from your daughter this makes no sense to you because you
makes no sense to you because you
makes no sense to you because you explain to them that you’re here to save
explain to them that you’re here to save
explain to them that you’re here to save your daughter’s life she can’t be here
your daughter’s life she can’t be here
your daughter’s life she can’t be here without you
without you
without you she needs you but they don’t listen and
she needs you but they don’t listen and
she needs you but they don’t listen and as they hold your daughter out of your
as they hold your daughter out of your
as they hold your daughter out of your arms she’s crying and she’s saying mommy
arms she’s crying and she’s saying mommy
arms she’s crying and she’s saying mommy don’t leave me this Murray is story and
don’t leave me this Murray is story and
don’t leave me this Murray is story and Maria wanted more than anything to tell
Maria wanted more than anything to tell
Maria wanted more than anything to tell her daughter that everything was going
her daughter that everything was going
her daughter that everything was going to be okay but the reality is is that
to be okay but the reality is is that
to be okay but the reality is is that Maria was sitting in a prison she was
Maria was sitting in a prison she was
Maria was sitting in a prison she was being threatened with prosecution for
being threatened with prosecution for
being threatened with prosecution for trying to enter the country without
trying to enter the country without
trying to enter the country without documents and she had no idea whether
documents and she had no idea whether
documents and she had no idea whether she would ever see her daughter again
Maria’s story is not an isolated
Maria’s story is not an isolated incident there are thousands of women
incident there are thousands of women
incident there are thousands of women like her trying to bring their children
like her trying to bring their children
like her trying to bring their children to safety who are turned away separated
to safety who are turned away separated
to safety who are turned away separated from their children or detained they’re
from their children or detained they’re
from their children or detained they’re told that they have no right to asylum
told that they have no right to asylum
told that they have no right to asylum even though they actually do so why am I
even though they actually do so why am I
even though they actually do so why am I telling you this story these stories
telling you this story these stories
telling you this story these stories that I hear way more than I would like
that I hear way more than I would like
that I hear way more than I would like to I really just don’t fit with my image
to I really just don’t fit with my image
to I really just don’t fit with my image of what this country stands for
of what this country stands for
of what this country stands for I’m a mom I have two kids and I would do
I’m a mom I have two kids and I would do
I’m a mom I have two kids and I would do anything to save their lives to protect
anything to save their lives to protect
anything to save their lives to protect them even cross the border
them even cross the border
them even cross the border I grew up immersed in the refugee story
I grew up immersed in the refugee story
I grew up immersed in the refugee story my father’s from Argentina and my
my father’s from Argentina and my
my father’s from Argentina and my mother’s Hungarian she left Hungary
mother’s Hungarian she left Hungary
mother’s Hungarian she left Hungary during World War two when she was 8
during World War two when she was 8
during World War two when she was 8 years old and when I was growing up one
years old and when I was growing up one
years old and when I was growing up one of my favorite stories was the story of
of my favorite stories was the story of
of my favorite stories was the story of how her family crossed the border into
how her family crossed the border into
how her family crossed the border into Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland my grandfather her father bribed German
my grandfather her father bribed German
my grandfather her father bribed German soldiers with gold watches and my
soldiers with gold watches and my
soldiers with gold watches and my mother’s doll that she had just gotten
mother’s doll that she had just gotten
mother’s doll that she had just gotten for her birthday so that they would fire
for her birthday so that they would fire
for her birthday so that they would fire their guns into the air when they
their guns into the air when they
their guns into the air when they crossed instead of at them and it worked
crossed instead of at them and it worked
crossed instead of at them and it worked they got across but they won they got to
they got across but they won they got to
they got across but they won they got to the Swiss border the Swiss officials
the Swiss border the Swiss officials
the Swiss border the Swiss officials said no stop you can’t come in go back
said no stop you can’t come in go back
said no stop you can’t come in go back to where you came from
to where you came from
to where you came from my grandfather stood in front of them
my grandfather stood in front of them
my grandfather stood in front of them and said if we go back there they will
and said if we go back there they will
and said if we go back there they will kill us so if you’re not gonna let us in
kill us so if you’re not gonna let us in
kill us so if you’re not gonna let us in you can shoot us right here because I’m
you can shoot us right here because I’m
you can shoot us right here because I’m not walking back there
not walking back there
not walking back there with my children to be shot
more than 70 years passed between my
more than 70 years passed between my mother’s story and Maria’s but they’re
mother’s story and Maria’s but they’re
mother’s story and Maria’s but they’re strikingly similar one difference
strikingly similar one difference
strikingly similar one difference however is that when my mother was
however is that when my mother was
however is that when my mother was trying to enter Switzerland there was no
trying to enter Switzerland there was no
trying to enter Switzerland there was no international Refugee Convention telling
international Refugee Convention telling
international Refugee Convention telling countries how they should treat refugees
countries how they should treat refugees
countries how they should treat refugees coming to their borders but today there
coming to their borders but today there
coming to their borders but today there is after World War two
is after World War two
is after World War two the United States led the way to create
the United States led the way to create
the United States led the way to create a an agreement among countries of the
a an agreement among countries of the
a an agreement among countries of the world that we would never again send
world that we would never again send
world that we would never again send people who were fleeing violence and
people who were fleeing violence and
people who were fleeing violence and oppression and threats back to a country
oppression and threats back to a country
oppression and threats back to a country where they would be killed so how did we
where they would be killed so how did we
where they would be killed so how did we get from there to here when I was
get from there to here when I was
get from there to here when I was growing up I believed wholeheartedly in
growing up I believed wholeheartedly in
growing up I believed wholeheartedly in the American fairy tale but the United
the American fairy tale but the United
the American fairy tale but the United States was a place of freedom and of
States was a place of freedom and of
States was a place of freedom and of safety that we protected the persecuted
safety that we protected the persecuted
safety that we protected the persecuted we were actually leaders seen by
we were actually leaders seen by
we were actually leaders seen by millions in the world as leaders in the
millions in the world as leaders in the
millions in the world as leaders in the protection of refugees and asylum
protection of refugees and asylum
protection of refugees and asylum seekers and refugees and asylum seekers
seekers and refugees and asylum seekers
seekers and refugees and asylum seekers are really the same thing the difference
are really the same thing the difference
are really the same thing the difference is how they’re processed so refugees are
is how they’re processed so refugees are
is how they’re processed so refugees are processed overseas and asylum seekers
processed overseas and asylum seekers
processed overseas and asylum seekers are processed here on the border of the
are processed here on the border of the
are processed here on the border of the United States they present themselves
United States they present themselves
United States they present themselves ask to come in and we have a process in
ask to come in and we have a process in
ask to come in and we have a process in place for screening them in determining
place for screening them in determining
place for screening them in determining who really is at risk if they leave so
who really is at risk if they leave so
who really is at risk if they leave so here we are now immigration and refugees
here we are now immigration and refugees
here we are now immigration and refugees and immigrants are in the news every day
and immigrants are in the news every day
and immigrants are in the news every day we hear about ms-13 criminal aliens and
we hear about ms-13 criminal aliens and
we hear about ms-13 criminal aliens and unaccompanied children all on the same
unaccompanied children all on the same
unaccompanied children all on the same breath and we’re being told that hordes
breath and we’re being told that hordes
breath and we’re being told that hordes of these kids and families are crossing
of these kids and families are crossing
of these kids and families are crossing our borders and using loopholes to get
our borders and using loopholes to get
our borders and using loopholes to get around our immigration systems and take
around our immigration systems and take
around our immigration systems and take advantage of us but what are the numbers
advantage of us but what are the numbers
advantage of us but what are the numbers really say in 2000 there were over 1.6
really say in 2000 there were over 1.6
really say in 2000 there were over 1.6 million people who were apprehended
million people who were apprehended
million people who were apprehended trying to cross our southern border in
trying to cross our southern border in
trying to cross our southern border in 2016 they were barely 400,000 and today
2016 they were barely 400,000 and today
2016 they were barely 400,000 and today there were even fewer
only about a hundred and forty of those
only about a hundred and forty of those at their peak during the supposed crisis
at their peak during the supposed crisis
at their peak during the supposed crisis where women and children compared to the
where women and children compared to the
where women and children compared to the 65 million displaced people in the world
65 million displaced people in the world
65 million displaced people in the world these are totally manageable numbers for
these are totally manageable numbers for
these are totally manageable numbers for a country like the United States so why
a country like the United States so why
a country like the United States so why is everybody freaking out so much well
is everybody freaking out so much well
is everybody freaking out so much well the demographics have changed the people
the demographics have changed the people
the demographics have changed the people who were coming back in 2000 were mostly
who were coming back in 2000 were mostly
who were coming back in 2000 were mostly Mexican they were coming to work and
Mexican they were coming to work and
Mexican they were coming to work and they were not asking for attention so we
they were not asking for attention so we
they were not asking for attention so we could very easily turn them back no
could very easily turn them back no
could very easily turn them back no legal repercussions there but today many
legal repercussions there but today many
legal repercussions there but today many more of them of the people coming up the
more of them of the people coming up the
more of them of the people coming up the 400,000 are asking for asylum and who
400,000 are asking for asylum and who
400,000 are asking for asylum and who are these people
are these people
are these people they’re coming primarily from Guatemala
they’re coming primarily from Guatemala
they’re coming primarily from Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador these are three
Honduras and El Salvador these are three
Honduras and El Salvador these are three of the five most dangerous countries in
of the five most dangerous countries in
of the five most dangerous countries in the world and a lot of the targeting is
the world and a lot of the targeting is
the world and a lot of the targeting is specifically at women and children a lot
specifically at women and children a lot
specifically at women and children a lot of persecution in El Salvador for
of persecution in El Salvador for
of persecution in El Salvador for example the femicide rate that’s the
example the femicide rate that’s the
example the femicide rate that’s the rate the women murdered just for being
rate the women murdered just for being
rate the women murdered just for being women went up by 30 percent in one year
women went up by 30 percent in one year
women went up by 30 percent in one year these women and kids are survivors who
these women and kids are survivors who
these women and kids are survivors who are determined not to be victims they’re
are determined not to be victims they’re
are determined not to be victims they’re exactly the kind of people that have
exactly the kind of people that have
exactly the kind of people that have made America great
made America great
made America great this warm little nine-year-old girl Anna
this warm little nine-year-old girl Anna
this warm little nine-year-old girl Anna she came here by herself at 9:00 said to
she came here by herself at 9:00 said to
she came here by herself at 9:00 said to me I am NOT going to let those people
me I am NOT going to let those people
me I am NOT going to let those people control my life if I die I’m gonna die
control my life if I die I’m gonna die
control my life if I die I’m gonna die trying to live I can’t get that little
trying to live I can’t get that little
trying to live I can’t get that little girl out of my mind because the reality
girl out of my mind because the reality
girl out of my mind because the reality is is that most of the kids coming
is is that most of the kids coming
is is that most of the kids coming they’re coming fleeing gangs they’re not
they’re coming fleeing gangs they’re not
they’re coming fleeing gangs they’re not part of gangs these are the very people
part of gangs these are the very people
part of gangs these are the very people that are asylum system was created to
that are asylum system was created to
that are asylum system was created to protect and they’re doing exactly what
protect and they’re doing exactly what
protect and they’re doing exactly what they’re supposed to do they’re
they’re supposed to do they’re
they’re supposed to do they’re presenting themselves at the border
presenting themselves at the border
presenting themselves at the border finding the first official they can and
finding the first official they can and
finding the first official they can and asking for protection but instead of
asking for protection but instead of
asking for protection but instead of putting through them through the system
putting through them through the system
putting through them through the system and not sending anybody back to death
and not sending anybody back to death
and not sending anybody back to death our political leaders and the media are
our political leaders and the media are
our political leaders and the media are saying they’re using loopholes that
saying they’re using loopholes that
saying they’re using loopholes that they’re illegal and that we need to find
they’re illegal and that we need to find
they’re illegal and that we need to find a way to keep them out our government
a way to keep them out our government
a way to keep them out our government panicked
panicked
panicked they started talking about building
they started talking about building
they started talking about building walls about changing our laws so that
walls about changing our laws so that
walls about changing our laws so that they couldn’t use these supposedly poles
they couldn’t use these supposedly poles
they couldn’t use these supposedly poles the loopholes are our Asylum system
the loopholes are our Asylum system
the loopholes are our Asylum system they’re our system that we created as
they’re our system that we created as
they’re our system that we created as leaders in the world for protecting
leaders in the world for protecting
leaders in the world for protecting people and to commit to our promise of
people and to commit to our promise of
people and to commit to our promise of never sending people back to their death
never sending people back to their death
never sending people back to their death but we’ve gone from really being this
but we’ve gone from really being this
but we’ve gone from really being this country where the Statue of Liberty is a
country where the Statue of Liberty is a
country where the Statue of Liberty is a beacon of hope to a country that’s
beacon of hope to a country that’s
beacon of hope to a country that’s turning people away at our borders even
turning people away at our borders even
turning people away at our borders even though it does mean sending them to
though it does mean sending them to
though it does mean sending them to their deaths we’re told that there are
their deaths we’re told that there are
their deaths we’re told that there are only two options close our borders
only two options close our borders
only two options close our borders change our laws keep people out and
change our laws keep people out and
change our laws keep people out and protect ourselves or we’re going to be
protect ourselves or we’re going to be
protect ourselves or we’re going to be overrun by undocumented people who’ve
overrun by undocumented people who’ve
overrun by undocumented people who’ve caused wreak havoc in our communities so
caused wreak havoc in our communities so
caused wreak havoc in our communities so the problem is that if we close our
the problem is that if we close our
the problem is that if we close our borders to refugees and asylum seekers
borders to refugees and asylum seekers
borders to refugees and asylum seekers they don’t go away they don’t disappear
they don’t go away they don’t disappear
they don’t go away they don’t disappear their reality the threats to their life
their reality the threats to their life
their reality the threats to their life continue and so just like anybody who
continue and so just like anybody who
continue and so just like anybody who would be fleeing a burning house when
would be fleeing a burning house when
would be fleeing a burning house when you lock the front door
you lock the front door
you lock the front door they’re gonna find another way out so
they’re gonna find another way out so
they’re gonna find another way out so look to smugglers and more dangerous
look to smugglers and more dangerous
look to smugglers and more dangerous ways of getting to safety and as a
ways of getting to safety and as a
ways of getting to safety and as a result we’re seeing people children
result we’re seeing people children
result we’re seeing people children dying in the desert or in the back of
dying in the desert or in the back of
dying in the desert or in the back of container trucks as they try to reach
container trucks as they try to reach
container trucks as they try to reach safety I’m here to tell you it does not
safety I’m here to tell you it does not
safety I’m here to tell you it does not have to be this way
have to be this way
have to be this way I have a solution and here’s what I
I have a solution and here’s what I
I have a solution and here’s what I suggest and what if instead of backing
suggest and what if instead of backing
suggest and what if instead of backing off of our commitment to protect
off of our commitment to protect
off of our commitment to protect refugees what if we showed the world we
refugees what if we showed the world we
refugees what if we showed the world we leaned in we leaned into that promise
leaned in we leaned into that promise
leaned in we leaned into that promise and showed the world that we can respect
and showed the world that we can respect
and showed the world that we can respect human rights protect refugees and secure
human rights protect refugees and secure
human rights protect refugees and secure our borders even in times of crisis
our borders even in times of crisis
our borders even in times of crisis first let’s look at root causes instead
first let’s look at root causes instead
first let’s look at root causes instead of locking the door on the burning house
of locking the door on the burning house
of locking the door on the burning house and walking away why don’t we try
and walking away why don’t we try
and walking away why don’t we try putting out the fire investing in rule
putting out the fire investing in rule
putting out the fire investing in rule of law and accountability in Central
of law and accountability in Central
of law and accountability in Central America and countries where people are
America and countries where people are
America and countries where people are fleeing could create stability and stop
fleeing could create stability and stop
fleeing could create stability and stop people from having to leave in the first
people from having to leave in the first
people from having to leave in the first place what if we created protection
place what if we created protection
place what if we created protection systems in
systems in
systems in the region believe it or not not
the region believe it or not not
the region believe it or not not everybody who flees Central America
everybody who flees Central America
everybody who flees Central America wants to come to the United States
wants to come to the United States
wants to come to the United States countries in the region saw a 1000%
countries in the region saw a 1000%
countries in the region saw a 1000% increase in the number of people come to
increase in the number of people come to
increase in the number of people come to coming to their countries from these
coming to their countries from these
coming to their countries from these three really dangerous places so what if
three really dangerous places so what if
three really dangerous places so what if instead of telling those countries to
instead of telling those countries to
instead of telling those countries to build walls and keep people out we
build walls and keep people out we
build walls and keep people out we helped them build up an asylum system
helped them build up an asylum system
helped them build up an asylum system like ours so that people could find
like ours so that people could find
like ours so that people could find safety closer to home and on our own
safety closer to home and on our own
safety closer to home and on our own Shores what it we’ve seen that when
Shores what it we’ve seen that when
Shores what it we’ve seen that when there’s a legal system for people to use
there’s a legal system for people to use
there’s a legal system for people to use they use it nobody wants to live in the
they use it nobody wants to live in the
they use it nobody wants to live in the shadows and be undocumented what if we
shadows and be undocumented what if we
shadows and be undocumented what if we invested in our screening programs and
invested in our screening programs and
invested in our screening programs and helped determine the viability of
helped determine the viability of
helped determine the viability of everybody’s case in a timely manner what
everybody’s case in a timely manner what
everybody’s case in a timely manner what if instead of detaining people and
if instead of detaining people and
if instead of detaining people and separating children from their parents
separating children from their parents
separating children from their parents we used alternatives to detention that
we used alternatives to detention that
we used alternatives to detention that showcase American creativity and
showcase American creativity and
showcase American creativity and ingenuity we have alternatives to
ingenuity we have alternatives to
ingenuity we have alternatives to detention that have been 99.8% effective
detention that have been 99.8% effective
detention that have been 99.8% effective and making sure people go through the
and making sure people go through the
and making sure people go through the legal process
legal process
legal process 99% of children who have an attorney
99% of children who have an attorney
99% of children who have an attorney show up for their hearings and nine out
show up for their hearings and nine out
show up for their hearings and nine out of ten of those children win their cases
of ten of those children win their cases
of ten of those children win their cases we can do this our system would work if
we can do this our system would work if
we can do this our system would work if we believed in it and acknowledge that
we believed in it and acknowledge that
we believed in it and acknowledge that the people arriving at our shores some
the people arriving at our shores some
the people arriving at our shores some of them anyway are the exact people we
of them anyway are the exact people we
of them anyway are the exact people we promised to protect so you’re wondering
promised to protect so you’re wondering
promised to protect so you’re wondering now if I’m completely insane and how I
now if I’m completely insane and how I
now if I’m completely insane and how I can believe this is possible given
can believe this is possible given
can believe this is possible given what’s happening in Washington today
what’s happening in Washington today
what’s happening in Washington today this is why I think it’s possible on the
this is why I think it’s possible on the
this is why I think it’s possible on the day that Trump’s refugee ban went into
day that Trump’s refugee ban went into
day that Trump’s refugee ban went into effect hundreds of thousands of people
effect hundreds of thousands of people
effect hundreds of thousands of people hundreds of thousands of you showed up
hundreds of thousands of you showed up
hundreds of thousands of you showed up at airports across this country you
at airports across this country you
at airports across this country you showed the world that you are here 90
showed the world that you are here 90
showed the world that you are here 90 percent almost 90 percent that’s a lot
percent almost 90 percent that’s a lot
percent almost 90 percent that’s a lot of people believe that dreamers we just
of people believe that dreamers we just
of people believe that dreamers we just heard should be given a path to
heard should be given a path to
heard should be given a path to citizenship when seventy percent of
citizenship when seventy percent of
citizenship when seventy percent of Republicans think that
Republicans think that
Republicans think that 71% of Americans believe that we should
71% of Americans believe that we should
71% of Americans believe that we should give refuge to anyone who shows up at
give refuge to anyone who shows up at
give refuge to anyone who shows up at our border and is fleeing persecution so
our border and is fleeing persecution so
our border and is fleeing persecution so how do we get our leaders to listen well
how do we get our leaders to listen well
how do we get our leaders to listen well these images work these images gave hope
these images work these images gave hope
these images work these images gave hope to millions of people around the world
to millions of people around the world
to millions of people around the world that Americans still stand for something
that Americans still stand for something
that Americans still stand for something that Americans still believe that we
that Americans still believe that we
that Americans still believe that we should protect human rights and protect
should protect human rights and protect
should protect human rights and protect refugees it’s time for us to ask
refugees it’s time for us to ask
refugees it’s time for us to ask ourselves whether we really stand for
ourselves whether we really stand for
ourselves whether we really stand for that what we stand for and who we are
that what we stand for and who we are
that what we stand for and who we are and this is as much to protect our own
and this is as much to protect our own
and this is as much to protect our own identity as it is to protect and save
identity as it is to protect and save
identity as it is to protect and save the lives of these people
the lives of these people
the lives of these people so keep marching keep protesting get to
so keep marching keep protesting get to
so keep marching keep protesting get to know your neighbors get to know
know your neighbors get to know
know your neighbors get to know immigrants and refugees in your
immigrants and refugees in your
immigrants and refugees in your community vote support organizations
community vote support organizations
community vote support organizations doing this work and do not believe the
doing this work and do not believe the
doing this work and do not believe the rhetoric I know you’re tired because I’m
rhetoric I know you’re tired because I’m
rhetoric I know you’re tired because I’m tired I’m really tired but you know
tired I’m really tired but you know
tired I’m really tired but you know who’s really really tired that 23 year
who’s really really tired that 23 year
who’s really really tired that 23 year old Salvadoran woman who walked 1,500
old Salvadoran woman who walked 1,500
old Salvadoran woman who walked 1,500 miles with a five year old only to get
miles with a five year old only to get
miles with a five year old only to get to the United States be locked in a Cell
to the United States be locked in a Cell
to the United States be locked in a Cell have her child taken away from her and
have her child taken away from her and
have her child taken away from her and be told that there’s no more asylum in
be told that there’s no more asylum in
be told that there’s no more asylum in the United States she didn’t give up
the United States she didn’t give up
the United States she didn’t give up because she doesn’t have that choice she
because she doesn’t have that choice she
because she doesn’t have that choice she can’t so let’s give people like Maria
can’t so let’s give people like Maria
can’t so let’s give people like Maria and nine-year-old Ana the chance to live
and nine-year-old Ana the chance to live
and nine-year-old Ana the chance to live standing up for our ideals it’s hard
standing up for our ideals it’s hard
standing up for our ideals it’s hard work takes time and it takes
work takes time and it takes
work takes time and it takes perseverance it’s not gonna happen in a
perseverance it’s not gonna happen in a
perseverance it’s not gonna happen in a day but now is our time now it’s the
day but now is our time now it’s the
day but now is our time now it’s the moment because if we don’t if we don’t
moment because if we don’t if we don’t
moment because if we don’t if we don’t do something the very fundamental ideals
do something the very fundamental ideals
do something the very fundamental ideals on which our country’s been based our
on which our country’s been based our
on which our country’s been based our identity is gonna change possibly
identity is gonna change possibly
identity is gonna change possibly forever thank you
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