[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MANIFEST OF HOPE

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                            HON. JARED POLIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 22, 2010

  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I rise to share with my colleague and all 
Americans interested in the cause of immigration reform; words that 
were shared with me by one my constituents.

       To the People and Government of the United States of 
     America:
       We, the not authorized migrants that are looking for the 
     American Dream, We wrote (this) in Spanish and (it) has been 
     translated to the English Language:

                          Manifest of the Hope

       We manifest that every man and woman that demonstrates the 
     loyalty through work, education, art and culture; 
     furthermore, honor the American virtues, and to the fact of 
     comply with the responsibilities acquired because of residing 
     in this country, deserves the opportunity to be a part of it. 
     Desire born from the most beautiful precept that God granted 
     to America:
     ``That all Men are created equal, that they are
     Endowed by their creator with certain
     Unalienable rights, that among these are life,
     Liberty and the pursuit of happiness''
             --From the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.
       This Nation has the historic responsibility of preserving 
     those natural rights to their future generations.
       The world is actually agitated by violence, and the 
     security of America depends on all their inhabitants, those 
     of us who breath the winds of freedom, those of us who enjoy 
     the colors of diversity and those of us who love the fruit of 
     America's land.
       Keep into your heart and conscience our hope and goodwill. 
     God bless America and its freedom, generation after 
     generation.

  So be it.

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