On the one hand, we've always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants.
a nation that welcomes those willing to embrace American precepts.
American precincts.
Indeed, it is this constant flow of immigrants
that helped to make America what it is.
The scientific breakthrough,
Albert Einstein, the inventions of Nikola Tesla.
The great ventures of Andrew Carnegie's U.S.
Steel and Sergey Brin's
Google Inc.
All this was possible because of immigrants.
Then there are the countless names, the quiet acts.
We never made the history books, but...
were no less consequential in building this country.
Generations who braved hardship,
A great risk to reach our shores in search of a better life
for themselves and their families.
The millions of people, ancestors,
to most of us, who believed that there was a place
where they could be.
And the changes we seek won't always happen overnight.
And the changes we seek won't always happen overnight.
Changes we seek won't always happen overnight.
Overnight overnight.
While this work isn't easy, changes we seek won't always happen overnight.
Indeed, it is this constant flow of immigrants that helps make America what it is.
The scientific breakthrough, Albert Einstein.
The inventions of Nikola Tesla.
That's the great ventures of Andrew Carnegie's US Steel
and Sergey Brin's Googling.
All this was possible because
And then there are the countless names, quiet acts that never made the history of this.
but were no less consequential in building this country.
Generations who braved hardship,
Great risk.
Reach our shores in search of a better life
for themselves and their families.
The millions of people, ancestors,
to most of us, who believed that there was a place
where they could be.
