Barack Obama: “Ours has been a nation of immigrants, a nation challenged and shaped…”

On the recordMay 27, 2013

Ours has been a nation of immigrants, a nation challenged and shaped and pushed ever forward by diverse perspectives and fresh thinking.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Reception Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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