[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            JULY 4, 2010 NATURALIZATION CEREMONY IN HAMMOND

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 1, 2010

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate the individuals who will take 
their oath of citizenship on July 4, 2010. In true patriotic fashion, 
on the day of our great Nation's celebration of independence, a 
naturalization ceremony will take place, welcoming new citizens of the 
United States of America. This memorable occasion, coordinated by the 
Hammond Public Library and presided over by Magistrate Judge Andrew 
Rodovich, will be held at Harrison Park in Hammond, Indiana.
  America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning, 
settlers have come from countries around the globe to the United States 
in search of better lives for their families. The upcoming oath 
ceremony will be 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 July 4, 2010, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oath of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: David Buabeng Agyen, Gordana Obradovic, Adesola Titilayo 
Ikene, Iryna Anatolitvna Hillegonds, Snezana Cude, Olufunmilayo 
Oluranti Adebayo, Kim Anh Tong, Kenneth Llanos Fabugais, Reshma Begum, 
Lubna Sairesh Hussain, Ummaima Sadaf Hussain, Hilda Marumbo Love, 
Gilberto Garcilazo Ambriz, Hossein Ali Safavi Naeini, Lorraine Emilia 
Von Tobel, Jose L. Guerrero, Ashok Sundaram, Lily Shajil, Amjad M.A. 
Ahmed, Delia Lord, Sonal Sanjay Shah, Alfredo Gerardo Discepolo, 
Corazon Samonte Jurado, Eric Udave Zaragoza, Dan Chen, Muriel Magalhaes 
Pessoa, Saber Zedan Khawaled, Justine Elizabeth Smith, Harvind Singh 
Azrot, Dragan Gjikoski, Gopikrishna Ratakonda, Surinder Singh, Manjeet 
Geeta, Maria Cristina Sangueza, Rey Ancajas Sararana, Maynard 
Villavecencio Utayde, Eunice Jocabed Bojorquez, Olubunmi Emmanuel 
Adebayo, Amjad M. Amer, Rogelio Jose Munoz, Isabel De La Rosa Rangel, 
Juventino Flores, Jose Gutierrez Olivares, Vinh Quang Le, Eleazar 
Talili Tan, Nikunj Natvarlal Patel, Joel Erie Lingua, Mohannad Khaleel 
Alkaki, Dhirenkumar Jaswantlal Shah, and Ambrosia Ewican McLaughlin.
  Though 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 Bill 
of Rights, 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.
  Madam Speaker, I 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 July 4, 2010, the day of our 
Nation's independence. They, too, will be American citizens, and they, 
too, will be 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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