immigration makes america stronger. immigration makes us more prosperous. immigration positions america to lead in the 21st century.se young men and women are testaments to that. no other nation in the world welcomes so many new arrivals. no other nation constantly renews itself, refreshes itself with the holt and drive and optimism and the dynamism of each new generation of immigrants. you are all one of the reasons that america is exceptional. you are one of the reasons why even after two centuries, america is always young, always looking to the future, always confident that our greatest days are still to come. so to all of you, i want to wish you the happiest fourth of july. god bless you all, god bless our men and women in uniform and your families, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] and with that, i want you to join me in welcoming on to the stage one of america's newest citizens, born in guatemala. he enlisted in the marine corps, served with honor and afghanistan, and i know he is especially proud, because in a few days his father walter will become a naturalized american citizen as well.

immigration makes america stronger. immigration makes us more prosperous. immigration positions america to lead in the 21st century.ng men and women are testaments to that. no other nation in the world welcomes so many new arrivals. no other nation constantly renews itself, refreshes itself with the holt and drive and optimism and the dynamism of each new generation of immigrants. you are all one of the reasons that america is exceptional. you are one of the reasons why even after two centuries, america is always young, always looking to the future, always confident that our greatest days are still to come. so to all of you, i want to wish you the happiest fourth of july. god bless you all, god bless our men and women in uniform and your families, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] [applause] and with that, i want you to join me in welcoming on to the stage one of america's newest citizens, born in guatemala. he enlisted in the marine corps, served with honor and afghanistan, and i know he is especially proud, because in a few days his father walter will become a naturalized american citizen as

immigration makes america stronger. immigration makes us more prosperous. immigration positions america to lead in the 21st century. and women are testaments to that. no other nation in the world welcomes so many new arrivals. no other nation constantly renews itself, refreshes itself with the holt and drive and optimism and the dynamism of each new generation of immigrants. you are all one of the reasons that america is exceptional. you are one of the reasons why even after two centuries, america is always young, always looking to the future, always confident that our greatest days are still to come. so to all of you, i want to wish you the happiest fourth of july. god bless you all, god bless our men and women in uniform and your families, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] and with that, i want you to join me in welcoming on to the stage one of america's newest citizens, born in guatemala. he enlisted in the marine corps, served with honor and afghanistan, and i know he is especially proud, because in a few days his father walter will become a naturalized american citizen as well. where is wa

america's success demands comprehensive immigration reform. because the lesson of these 236 years is clear. immigration makes america stronger. immigration makes us more proce prosperous. and immigration positions us to lead in the 21st century. and these young men and women are testaments to that. no organization in the world welcomes so many new arrivals. no other nation constantly renews itself, refreshes itself with the hopes, the drive, the optimism, the dynamism of each of the new immigrants. you're one of the reasons that america is exceptional. you're one of the reasons why, even after two centuries, america is always young. always looking to the future. always confident that our greatest days are still to come. so to all of you, i want to wish you the happiest fourth of july. god bless you all. god bless our men and women in uniform and your families. and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> president obama just finishing remarks at a naturalization ceremony of 25 servicemembers, kristen welker at the white house watching this along with us. kristen, he's done this in years past. in fact, he's speaking -- >> america's newest citizens born in guatemala, he enlisted in

statue of liberty in positive terms and to relate it to immigration, so one of the really great moments in that is the play "the melting pot" which is an ode to the greatness of america as a country that can receive people from everywhere and blend them all together so that we can be integrated, and in that play which became fairly popular. the president went to see it in washington in 1908, the statue of liberty is represented there the way emma did, as a beacon of welcome for people from abroad, and i think that begins the process which doesn't really come to fruition until the new deal. it's not until then that emma's poem and the statue really gets rooted in this country's imagination as a symbol of welcome for immigrants. >> right, and how does fdr and the new deal and the effects of world war ii change the station of the statue in the american imagination? >> the first thing that happened is that immigration basically was over. 1920s, there was a piece of legislation, the immigration act that reduced immigration to a tiny trickle, and so by the 1930s, even though it was obviously a time of great economic difficulty, people weren't worried about immigration beca

america. >> tough, tough stuff from the vice president for immigration and latino voters. >> bret: all right, carl. thank you. no surprise the right is attacking the president's positionalmost every front. but now he is taking fire from the left. chief white house correspondent ed henry reports the issue of outsourcing was supposed to be a target rich environment in the president's favor. >> for days president obama has browning with the "washington post" -- has been running with the "washington post" report claiming presumptive republican nominee mitt romney was the father of outsourcing at bain capital, even though the individual fact checker debunked the charge, today president doubled down. >> romney experienced owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. as long as i'm president i'll keep fighting to make sure jobs are located in the united states of america. >> yet, the "washington post" had a new report today quoting liberal groups upset the president has not gotten tough on china. or kept other campaign promises to stop the flow of jobs being shipped overseas. romney camp put copy of the story on writing on the press charter. can

immigration makes america stronger. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney spent time campaigning today while vacationing in new hampshire. romney and his wife ann led parade through the town of wolfboro. he also refined his positioncourt's decision upholding the health care law. >> they concluded it was a tax. that's what it is. and the american people know president obama has broken the pledge he made. he said he wouldn't raise taxes on middle income americans. >> reporter: if elected romney says one of the first things he will try to do is repeal the healthcare law. >>> there are still some places in the bay area where you can do your own fireworks show. we'll have a li ask me how i've never slept better. [ male announcer ] why not talk to one of the six million people who've switched to the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur-pedic. [ male announcer ] now through july 8th is the perfect time to buy. save up to $200 during our mattress set savings event and up to $600 on tempur-cloud supreme. also get 0% apr financing with up to 5 years to pay on qualified purchases. to learn more, visit tempurpedic.com. don't wait. these offers end july 8th. tempur-pedic -- the most highly recommende

positive terms and relate it to immigration. one of the really great moments, the melting pot is played. the melting pot, which is an ode to the greatness of america as a country that could receive people from everywhere, and blend them together so that we can be integrated. in that play, which became fairly popular -- the president but to see it in 1908, the statue of liberty is represented there as the way that emma did, as a beacon of welcome from abroad. i think that begins the process, which does not come to fruition until the new deal. it is then that the poem and the statute it's rooted in the imagination as a symbol of welcome for immigrants. >> how does fdr and the new deal and the effects of world war ii change the station and people's thoughts of the statue? >> in 1924, the immigration act reduced immigration to a tiny trickle. by the 1930's, even know was obviously a time of great economic difficulty, people were not worried about immigration because there were so few people coming in. one of the things that the roosevelt administration wanted to do with the face of the economic depression, in the face of the threats from abroad, the t

immigration makes america stronger. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney spent time campaigning today while vacationing in new hampshire. romney and his wife ann led parade through the town of wolfboro. he also refined his positionthe supreme court's decision upholding the health care law. >> they concluded it was a tax. that's what it is. and the american people know president obama has broken the pledge he made. he said he wouldn't raise taxes on middle income americans. >> reporter: if elected romney says one of the first things he will try to do is repeal the healthcare law. >>> there are still some places in the bay area where you can do your own fireworks show. we'll have a live report. >> and raging wildfires in several states. the extra precautions that have some cities canceling holiday plans. >>> the biggest fireworks show in the nation took place tonight in new york city. they were choreographed to patriotic music chosen by voters online. this is the 36th year that macy's has sponsored new york's fireworks show. >>> in the bay area, one city is allowing people to set off their own fireworks, but even that comes with restrictions. ken wayne is live in petaluma where a ban on fireworks is set for just t

positive terms and to relate it to immigration. so one of the really great moments in that is the melting pot, the play the melting pot which is an ode to the greatness of america as a country that can receive people from everywhere and blend them altogether so that we can be integrated. and in that play which became fairly popular, the president went to see it in washington, in 1908 the statue of liberty is represented there the way emma did as a beacon of welcome for people from abroad. and i think that begins the process which doesn't really come to fruition until the new deal. it's not until then that emma's poem and the statue really gets rooted in this country's imagination as a symbol of welcome for immigrants. >> and how did the f.d.r. and the new deal and the effects of world war ii change the station of the statue in the american imagination? >> the first thing that happened is that immigration basically was over. 1924, there was a piece of legislation the immigration act that reduced immigration to a tiny trickle. and so by the 1930s even though it was obviously a time of great economic difficulty, people weren't worried about immigration because the

they want to hold mitt romney to his immigration position as he has not taken a stance on what they have done. >> what a perfect way to celebrate america's reporter: fourth of july at the white house. president obama welcomed military men and women to be sworn-in as u.s. citizens by homeland security secretary janet napalatano. among the 25, lance corporal born in guatemala came here as a boy after his father received political asylum. >> he tells me sometimes not having money to eat or money to do anything. >> reporter: after deployment to afghanistan and with citizenship now under his belt, he's ready for the next chapter in his life. >> i'm going to start my state police process in rhode island. so hopefully, wish me -- they're looking at me right now. if you get my applications. >> reporter: these new citizens were legal residents, but it was this backdrop that president obama used to tout his administration's recent move to protect young illegal immigrants from deportation. >> we're lifting the shadow of deportation from serving -- from deserving young people who were brought to this country as children. >> reporter: and he pressed

positive terms and relate it to immigration. one of the really great moments, the melting pot is played. the melting pot, which is an ode to the greatness of america as a country that could receive people from everywhere, and blend them together so that we can be integrated. in that play, which became fairly popular -- the president but to see it in 1908, the statue of liberty is represented there as the way that emma did, as a beacon of welcome from abroad. i think that begins the process, which does not come to fruition until the new deal. it is then that the poem and the statute it's rooted in the imagination as a symbol of welcome for immigrants. >> how does fdr and the new deal and the effects of world war ii change the station and people's thoughts of the statue? >> in 1924, the immigration act reduced immigration to a tiny trickle. by the 1930's, even know was obviously a time of great economic difficulty, people were not worried about immigration because there were so few people coming in. one of the things that the roosevelt administration wanted to do with the face of the economic depression, in the face of the threats from abroad, the t

talk about the statue of liberty in positive terms, related to immigration -- a great moment of that is the play "the melting pot." it is an ode to the greatness of america as a country that can receive people from everywhere and blend them together so we can be interpreted. -- integrated. in that play, which became popular, and the president went to sea in 1908, the statute is represented there the way emma did, as a beacon of welcome for people from abroad. that begins the process, which does not come to fruition until the new deal. it is not until then that the poem and the statue get routed as a symbol of welcome for immigrants. >> how did the new deal and the effects of world war ii change the place of the statue in american imagination? >> the first thing that happened is that immigration basically was over. in 1924, the immigration act reduced immigration to a tiny trickle. by the 1930's, even though it was obviously a time of great economic difficulty, people were not worried about immigration, because there were so few people coming in. one of the things the roosevelt administration wanted to do, in the face of the economic depression and threat