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Edina Public Schools - CItizenship Ceremony

Edina City CouncilTuesday, April 14, 2015
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[3:57] it might be there guy [4:19] Oh [4:29] Minnesota is now in session the Honorable Robert J pretzel presiding [4:45] are going to be graded up we're going to follow directions well to go out to [4:54] stand up sit down or raise the microphone well welcome to this great [5:08] ceremony this is a great day for the United States as we welcome 45 new [5:15] citizens from for 24 different countries I knowing the great day for decisions I [5:25] want recognize first step in bringing these ceremonies together takes a lot of [5:31] work first person x go through the faculty and staff where is your school a [5:36] lot of effort into this thanks all fun for me US District Court first off the [5:43] step del nuria for she need a 20 and [5:49] from Immigration Service officers grateful Sharon Piper gee I want to [5:58] thank the bingo book employers hope Robi's this set up outside your the [6:04] register sixers all their sleep up here right now [6:10] I sure hope wallet any fans the opportunity to register to vote that's [6:16] one of the great Providence the party [6:23] start we also love the South Beach Ingrid fire is when you come up our [6:32] August and the star-spangled banner haulers [6:46] sorry papi please I know it seems I do [6:53] assembly but this is a court proceeding so please keep quiet they sing the [6:59] star-spangled banner we take our right hands put on our chest basic American [7:04] flight [7:37] must be [8:48] ladies and gentlemen my name is Molly I am a seventh grader here at coffee middle school and since my first year in [8:56] material everyone anti-racism student leadership on behalf of our internet [9:02] community I like to say congratulations to you all we know you work so hard this [9:07] is the moment you have been waiting one as on the job Paul Greenberg says today [9:12] is a very special occasion of being a baptism wedding confirmation commencement or the jalar and [9:19] thanksgiving all rolled into one we are glad to be here to honor and celebrate your nutrition ship and know that you [9:25] are proof that this country of the country [9:52] unlike their hearts these ceremonies is recognizing all the kind of countries [9:58] that are citizens grunting so I'm going with a whole list of the countries [10:04] represented here today and I call the name of the country from which you are are currently system to stand out [10:11] briefly so we can recognize you ask people quad reach one because Elvis [10:17] breakfast like Nessa so about getting chance for fog p.m. there should be a oneness isn't there today on Cambodia is [10:29] welcome check the coven hope my ancestors welcome to green what could [10:38] eat it welcome eritrea welcome back [10:50] great [10:56] about love the blouse should have one [11:02] from aldo dodgers one person from [11:07] pakistan one person from south korea [11:17] what person from sudan person from [11:25] highline the two people of the People's [11:31] Republic of China the top of a pole [11:46] a couple from Russia we have I think for [11:53] from India today three from Kenya three [12:06] from Liberia please from Vietnam or from [12:16] Cambodia high five people from Ethiopia [12:32] you and our our tradition they are like this group from salon [13:02] Your Honor if it pleases the court the government recommends the oath of [13:10] allegiance he administered to 45 applicants for naturalization who have [13:16] been interviewed and boost applications have been approved they are permanent [13:21] residents of the United States and have resided within the same Park Minnesota [13:28] district for the court three month period they are persons of good moral [13:34] character who are attached to the principles of the Constitution and form [13:40] of Overland the United States direct the government recommends that the court [13:47] administered oath of allegiance as required by law so that the applicants [13:53] may be admitted the citizenship and that the name changes requested in the [13:59] mission deployment not everybody not [14:15] everybody has a good moral character attested to by agency guys it's government so congratulations to you all [14:22] I'm going to ask the citizens the persistence to please stand and it is to [14:27] the Oval Office to you raise your right hand repeat after me of course an oval also please this is I [14:37] solemnly swear to see that I will support and defend [14:44] the Constitution and laws of the United [14:50] States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic that I give up and [15:01] surrender any allegiance to many king [15:07] queen or prints are too many stain our country which I have been up until this [15:16] take that as a citizen of the United States I will be lawfully directed bear [15:29] arms or perform noncombatant service in [15:36] the armed forces of the United States or I will undirected [15:43] 449 military service on behalf of the United States I take these obligations [15:52] freely without any purpose of evasion I [15:59] declare today that I any citizen of the [16:06] United States of America so [16:40] ladies and gentlemen is my privilege the first person to congratulate you on your [16:46] citizenship I applaud you for all the achievements that have led up to this day I also acknowledge the struggles and [16:55] hardships that were made from necessary in making this thing necessary even your [17:01] home- often saying goodbye to family and good friends traveler to this country [17:06] and finding a home any time adjusting to a new culture your way of life for many [17:14] of you lurking meaningless language I also want to acknowledge your family and [17:20] your friends I know for my own experience that no one complices anything in life without help from [17:28] family friends sometimes perfect strangers and your case officials of the [17:35] naturalization and face the straightest I don't form any of your miss Logan [17:40] citizens if representative dream come true it is my sincere wish for each of [17:46] you on this special day that you will continue to treat and that all of your views will be able to come true I also [17:54] realize that for many of your difficult part of the oath of allegiance that you just spoke is the park are you renounce [18:02] allegiance to any foreign state or sovereignty however while the oath you [18:09] took means you must no longer swear allegiance to the government of any other country it does not mean that you [18:17] renounce your love of the land where you were born or for the people who live there it does not mean that you should [18:24] forget if you are dated language I would hope the food it does not that you should forget the [18:32] songs and the dances that you learned as a child never forget those things but [18:40] the benefit of yourselves your children your grandchildren frankly every other [18:45] citizen of the United States I hope that you reserve your native language heritage and culture doing some [18:52] remodeling riches the lives of those of your family it also have riches America and all of us delivery for over 200 [19:00] years this country has been blessed at rustic infusion of new people from all [19:06] over the world people who are brought their languages their parent is that their cultural values with them America [19:13] is a combination of all the most nation that is come to its shores when you share with us the best of the culture [19:21] for the country of your birth would help to teach us all the towers which is vital to our continued peaceful survival [19:29] the strength of our nation lies in a very diversity of our people for that [19:35] reason today you bless us Binay nine [19:41] states citizen means that you are free the laws of this country and the government for his carts are designed to [19:48] protect our freedom you are free to think on your own your own opinions [19:54] to open these boys those opinions even when very few people agree with you you [20:00] are free to work when you want to work read what you want to read say what you want to say we are free to believe what [20:08] your heart tells you to believe to open the adhere to any religion for to not [20:13] alone there is no single American way to think of the lead indeed conformity of [20:20] thought and believed this contract reliable principles of this great nation as a US isn't you're free to follow your [20:28] own path wherever they need you publish for your country's possibility but [20:34] freedom of democracy comes with the responsibility to participate in the democratic process by police but [20:42] educating yourself that you can make informed choices of yourself democracy [20:49] only works when its members that's you know have developed their thoughts and [20:55] opinions to the point where they could share them by casting developed by [21:00] helping you choose those more governments every single election isn't [21:05] portion and your participation in each is important as well the freedom of [21:12] democracy also carries a responsibility to your community to always around [21:17] democratic societies only north where the people who live there get along and [21:22] they are tolerant of one another on your junk airport and the kind your neighbors [21:28] and the people around you have to extend it very hand to those weak those in need [21:35] our country will only continue to thrive as a radiation if we care about our [21:41] fellow citizens and especially those of you as no citizens [21:47] compassion and tolerance for us all to follow about last day I'm reminded of [21:54] this occasion of the presidential addresses and if you watch President [21:59] Obama and every president before him you will notice that all these opens his [22:06] speech with the phrase my fellow Americans starting today he will be [22:13] talking to [22:30] I will present a compression I don't think he's here in person it's an honor [22:47] and a privilege to call you a fellow citizen of the United States of America this is now officially your country your [22:55] home to protect to defend and the cert through active and engaged citizenship [23:00] together we are our nation united by any one culture or ethnicity or ideology but [23:07] by the principles of opportunity equality and liberty thur enshrined in our founding documents today marks a [23:15] very special day in your life you've traveled a long path to get here you [23:20] swore a solemn oath to this country and now have all the rights of citizenship [23:26] with the privilege of citizenship though come great responsibilities and so I ask [23:31] that you use your freedoms and your talents to contribute to the good of our nation and the world always remember [23:39] that in America don't drink is impossible by the millions metal prints of California you have the opportunity [23:46] to enrich this country through your contributions to civic society business culture and your community you can help [23:53] write the next great chapter in our American story and together we can keep [23:59] the beacon that is America burning bright for all the world to see I'm [24:04] proud to welcome you as a new citizen of this country may God bless you and may [24:10] God continue to bless the United States of America [24:42] just make sure [24:47] these stars [24:53] the flag still stands for p.m. if they can take [27:44] next time I took vitamin state Olga English quarter is hunger for students [27:51] or lead us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag on the country as we do that [27:56] again we will stay at all stand please game every play her right hand over [28:01] heart [28:56] in the last part [29:12] joy is going to call your name and when you hear your name if you just step on the stage here and give your certificate [29:19] you're free to go on to that if you want all hang around the pictures I discover [29:26] these years ago that sometimes 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