speak. >> there will be translation for them. >> don't be afraid. don't be

shy. >> good morning my name is

walter. i am here on behalf of the children to like me asking for legal representation and immigration court. i'm here because it is very dangerous and our country. there is a lot of violence and the lincoln c and we are here in the united states to be safe and asking for protection. thank you. >> good morning my name is

natalie. i'm here to tell you about what i suffered to get here to be with my mom. me and my sister, they did tennis in a place called [inaudible] -- which means like a freezer. when we were sleeping when other people were sleeping officers would kick them to wake them up.

in the freezer it was unbearably cold. it was freezing and we had to cover ourselves in aluminum foil. they did not help the children in these freezers like me. i am here to thank you all for giving me any other children an opportunity to get help so that we are not supported. thank you. >> [applause] >> good morning my name is

brian. i am here to ask for help with attorneys because in my country it is very dangerous. there many gain members. there is so much violence.in my country every day children are shot and killed were not doing anything but just walking on the street. they are shot and killed. this is because they don't want to join these gangs

and their children are joining the gangs. that is why i am here to ask for your help so that i don't have to suffer what others suffered including mothers. thank you >> [applause] >> good morning. my name is

william. i'm here to ask for your help with finding attorneys because in the course we have to represent ourselves and we can't do that and we need your help. thank you. >> [applause] >> if i can ask them a question. if they can say with their age is? >> 12, 7 >> 13 >> >> 10 >> 12 >> [applause] >> good morning. everyone

authorities and the press. my name is paulo. i'm 28 years old. i'm here with my daughter -- was 5 years old.i am here seeking with an open heart. this is very emotional to me. i'm not here to live. i'm here to speak from my heart to you all. in my country of honduras

i was a student of business administration. as a student as someone who aspired for more i'm a mother of 3 children the opportunity my country are shot. as someone with a strong sense of work ethic i worked since i was 11 years old since to provide for my family.2 years

ago i opened a small business selling shrimp.i opened his business without being able to provide for my family and instead this business and did meet with receiving threats of death to me and my children. i knew at every moment what i was facing. i sense such desperation when i was leaving my country. i came in the most

inhumane way possible. because for me and all the children and families here you will represent the hope that i traveled here for. i traveled on this famous drink called the beast for one month. try the evidence from that journey. the

moment i stepped foot in this country of the biggest crime was trying to provide for my daughter. that is my biggest crime. trying to provide a life for myself and my daughter. i love my country. i'm proud of being honduran and i'm proud of my culture, but the country is so insecure. it doesn't provide the security for me and my family to stay there. i am here asking you for

a hand not just for me but for the children. as adults we are the channel for this for these children. this is where our humanity lies.it's not easy being in a foreign country. it's not easy being in a foreign land. they put an ankle monitor and placing bracelet and anklet and it signifies me did as different anywhere i go.

it has branded me. but in the end it this is the present paper justice i'm ready to pay it. this is my daughter and she would like to say something. >>my name is axa and i'm here with my mom. we came to the us on the beast. when it was finally over my mom said axa,

this is the last right and i felt so happy. i want to thank pres. obama for letting us be here and for letting us enter the country. thank you. >> [applause] >> hello. good morning my name

is mary i'm 18 years old and am from guatemala. and now i have the opportunity to say i'm a resident of san francisco. i am very grateful 1st of all with god that allowed me to find a lawyer that could help me in my case. because i was in the same position that many children are in right now. it is very hard

to not know what's the situation , what are the laws, then what are the rights one has. it's very sad for us to live what we lived through. i came here by myself with the hope of seeing my mother. it is very hard to go through all the things that we've been through and my wish today is for you to

help children go escape from the violence that we've left in our country. because in my country 2 of my cousins were kidnapped and one friend of them , they were all under age. they were coming out of school and after they were found after the 5th day found in black bags cut in pieces. it is very sad

for children to be in their country in those situations that are very dangerous. thank you for your time. i know your time is precious and for listening to my words. thank you for listening. >>[[applause] >>good morning. my name is anna i am -- mother.i am here to invite you to to touch your

heart for the pain that parents have to live through when all the children are in the detention centers. my imac was detained for 40 days and it was very hard for me to know that she was there detained and suffering. i think my parents

you can understand parents lived through and how hard it is for them. i am here to ask you to please approve the $1.2 million for children because it will be helpful and thank you very much. >> [applause] >> hello my name is tony. i'm

from el salvador. i came here crossing the border from the usp is immigration cockney. i was very afraid.they separated me from my aunt. since that moment i felt very alone. i am

11 years old. i came to this country to see again my parents and my little brother. i am here fleeing from violence because my family has been a target of gangs. [inaudible] killed my cousin and my uncle.i

have a wish. i wish that you could give more for lawyers to children and for parents and for adults so they can see their parents again. they don't have to go through that ugly past from their country to the united states. that's all. >> [applause]

>> my name is naomi. i am from el salvador. i am here to ask you to please approve the children have free lawyers. children need to be with their parents. i have [inaudible] my son. i came from el salvador because my brother-in-law was killed by the gangs. my cousin also. i am thankful to god

because my son is here and i didn't want to go through the same. that somebody will call me and tell me that he was a victim of the gangs. please i beg you to please give the money so there can be free attorneys. children need it. may god bless you. >> [applause] >> i just want to know that for some folks their really

terrified and they are afraid so they don't want to show themselves. i want to thank them for having the courage to speak. >> my name is mel can. i'm from el salvador.i am 17 years old and i'm here because i wanted to get away from the gangs.

>> [applause] >> that's it. thank you. >> hi. my name is patina from el salvador. the reason i am here is because my family was threatened. because of violence i want to tell all people but i understand why you are here. i feel very happy to be here with

my mom my father and my brother. i would like for all children to have free attorneys so they don't have to pay money. i understand mothers, why they try to bring their children here. thank you for your attention. >> [applause] >> good afternoon fellow members of the board of supervisors my name is luis almost on the new upcoming commission for district 5. i'm here today because i personally want to show my gratitude and utmost respect for this new ordinance that's being put on a

boat for today. i myself am an undocumented as well but compared to these children whose stories you just heard my experiences we could probably argue as privileged. i did have to go to [inaudible] the expenses they had to. my parents didn't have to suffer in any inhuman way to get to this country. 2 decades ago. because of their hard work and the resources that i been given to me by the city and county of enabled to become here today and speak with you and advocate for the children. because i know deep down in my heart that it could very well be me in the same situation as them. the children who have little choice but to flee poverty, violence, persecution, and all forms of chaos in their homelands, what choice do they have? for someone like me who's always have access to healthcare