[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10712-10713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            JULY 4, 2012 NATURALIZATION CEREMONY IN HAMMOND

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2012

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. 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, 2012. 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 The Pavilion at Wolf Lake 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, 2012, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oath of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Edina Anita Szabo, Jonathan Carmona Garcia, Alaa Alzayed, 
Oliva Chavez, Guolan Lu, Jaime Oseguera Cardenas, Dejan Kitevski, 
Jelica Dobrijevic, Karla Elizabeth Arreguin Farias, Ahmad Abdelrahim 
Almaaya, Huda Dali, Ljubica Vignjevic, Kefaa Nahed Omar Shuaibi, Rea 
Agulto Clarito, Senka Pamucar, Tanja Vignjevic, Liljana Josevski, 
Omiyosoye Adebowale Ololade, Mopelola Eniola Ololade, Blessing Obong 
Dennis, An Boo Min, Amanjot Kaur, Jingli Crain, Caroline Elizabeth 
Nyamweru Kamau, Halrun Luppes, Senija Crnkic, Siraneth Sem, Lenna 
Sabina Wade, Sanel Puzic, Jose Alberto Galicia Talabera, Tobias Florian 
Boes, Faneromeni Talia, James Murei Mumbura Karanja, Stella Gathoni 
Waithaka, Bacilia Avila, Mireya Jaquelin Aguilar, Gifty Debo Barlue, 
Esther

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Joo Young Chun, Patricia Contreras, Salvador Cruz, Nathaniel Tuason 
David, Luis Alberto Garcia, Njeri Mary Karumbo, Juliana Santos Kladis, 
Lenka Mitic, Innocent Ngenga, Elizabeth Procyk, Jose Gustavo Suarez, 
Nour Alghnimi Ulayyet, and Jovita Zurita.
  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 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.
  Mr. 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, 2012, 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 and 
welcome them.

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