In the past few weeks, people from all over the country have written in to the White House to share the stories of how their families came to America. Each one we read is a reminder that many of us share a similar experience. That’s certainly true for my own family — my parents came as newlyweds from Bolivia. These are narratives that Washington needs to hear as this town debates the right way to reform our broken immigration system.
At the White House, we’re no different from any other office anywhere else in America. As a team, we have a lot of stories that began outside the United States.
To help make this an actual dialogue about who we are as a country, we thought we’d share some of those stories with you.
President Obama wants the result of this debate to be legislation that reflects who we are as a country — as much a nation of laws as we are a nation of immigrants. And he wants his White House to reflect who we are as a people — individuals from different circumstances united by a shared set of values and a common set of goals.
This issue is personal, as much for my colleagues here as for people anywhere else. And the thing I love about this video is that these folks help to make it clear why it’s important to fix this broken system. All of them are fulfilling huge dreams, and if others get the chance to have that same opportunity, we’ll all benefit as a nation.
And if more people understand that the motivation for this reform is about living up to our values as Americans, it will be easier to get this done.
So will you take a minute to watch?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/wh-immigration-stories
Thank you so much!
Cecilia
Cecilia Muñoz
Director, Domestic Policy Council
The White Hous
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