[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 145 (Friday, September 8, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1185-E1186]
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              RECOGNIZING NORTHWEST INDIANA'S NEW CITIZENS

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 2017

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate thirty individuals who will take 
their oaths of citizenship on Friday, September 15, 2017. This 
memorable occasion, presided over by Judge Philip P. Simon, will be 
held at the United States Courthouse and Federal Building in Hammond, 
Indiana.
   America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning, 
settlers have come from countries around the world to the United States 
in search of better lives for their families. Oath ceremonies are a 
shining example of what is so great about the United States of 
America--that people from all over the world can come together and 
unite as members of a free, democratic nation. These individuals 
realize that nowhere else in the world offers a better opportunity for 
success than here in America.
   On September 15, 2017, the following people, representing many 
nations throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in 
Hammond, Indiana: Dominic Kwadwo Manu, Anas Hashem Mohammad Salameh, 
Mikhail Gennadiyevich Kapustin, Beata Joanna Nabrzyska, Jaroslaw 
Nabrzyski, Radoslaw Jan Nabrzyski, Daniel Joseph Perfilio Smith, Ramiro 
Malagon Ramirez, Ma Marina Diaz de Malagon, Martha Alicia Vargas 
Somosa, Raymundo Ibis Quintas Garcia, Sheri Ahmady, Monica Diaz 
Nevarez, Susana Jasna Diurych Diaz, Lola Li Fuller, Luz Maria 
Hernandez, Hana Kang, Biljana Loskoski, Leticia Noguez, Jose Angel 
Recio, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Andres Saragoza, Farhat Naheed Shiekh, 
Swetha Vinjimoor, and Anna Sijie Xiong.
   Although each individual has sought to become a citizen of the 
United States for his or her own reasons, be it for education, 
occupation, or to offer their loved ones better lives, each is inspired 
by the fact that the United States of America is, as Abraham Lincoln 
described it, a country ``. . .of the people, by the people, and for 
the people.'' They realize that the United States is truly a free 
nation. By seeking American citizenship, they have made the decision 
that they want to live in a place where, as guaranteed by the First 
Amendment of the Constitution, they can practice religion as they 
choose, speak their minds without fear of punishment, and assemble in 
peaceful protest should they choose to do so.
   Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask you and my other distinguished 
colleagues to join me in congratulating these individuals who will 
become citizens of the United States of America on September 15, 2017. 
They, too, will be American citizens, guaranteed the inalienable rights 
to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We, as a free and 
democratic nation, congratulate them and welcome them.

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