my firmnd, it sis belief that immigration is not something to fear. not wall ourselves off from most look likeho may not us, right now or pray like we do or have a different last name, because being an american is about something more than that. what makes us americans is our shared commitment to the ideal that all of us are created equal. all of us have a chance to make of our lives what we will. in every study shows that, whether it was the irish or the poles or the germans or the italians or the chinese or the japanese are the mexicans or the kenyans -- up over time, by the second generation, those kids are americans. they do look like us because we do not look one way. we don't all have the same last names, but we all share a creed. we all share a commitment to the values that founded this nation. that's who we are. is what i believe most americans recognize. so, here's the bottom line. we got a very real choice that america faces right now. we will continue to implement basis and programs in place. we're not going to be able to move forward with