On the recordJuly 3, 2008
These immigrants have helped transform 13 small Colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 million people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks at an Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony in Charlottesville, Virginia
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