office of congressman mike honda. thank you for coming. the juvenile probation department. thank you for coming here this evening. thank you for coming. ok. we are now going to begin tonight's program. first we'll hear from one of the nation's leading legal scholars on the long-term economic impact of immigrant rights policy and reform. we will hear from a panel. after the panel discussion, we will have time to hear from the local elected officials. then we will open the meeting for public comments. if you would like to speak during the public comment section, please fill out a yellow card and return that to a member of our staff. i would like to introduce adrian, who has done amazing work for this commission. she's the executive director of the office of immigrant affairs would you introduce the speakers and panelists. thank you very much. >> thank you, chair mccarthy. it's truly a pleasure to introduce tonight's keynote speaker. the professor is a highly respected legal scholar. he is an sbure, he is an author and an expert on immigration law. among his many leadership ro

our colleague in the house, mike honda, will accept the gold medal on behalf of his father, byron who volunteered to serve in the military intelligence service even though hi wife and children were behind barbed wire fences of the internment camp. we know this moment is not complete that many gold medals today will be awarded host cue -- posthumously, we remember those for whom today came too late and we particularly honor those who never came home. in battle, today's rewardees proved they were great fighters in service they proved they were great patriots. your cause was not just the end of fascism but the end of discrim nays, the american ideal of equality which is our heritage and our hope. today as i said, you bring luster to this gold medal qurk bring honor to this congress. you have always brought honor to our country. thank you and congratulations. god bless you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnel. >> of all the stories of valor that have come down to us if the second world war, the story the 100th

[applause] our colleague in the house, congressman mike honda, will accept the gold medal today on behalfyron. byron volunteered to serve in the military intelligence unit even though his wife and children were behind barbed- wire fences of the internment camp. we gather today knowing that this group is not complete, that many congressional gold medals today will be awarded posthumously. we remember those for whom today came too late, and we particularly honor those who never came home. in battle, today's awardees proved that they were great fighters. in their service, they proved they were great patriots. your cause was not just the end of fascism, but promoted the end of discrimination, the american ideal of equality, which is our heritage and our hope. today, as i say, you bring luster to this gold medal. you bring honor to this congress. you have always brought honor to our country. thank you and congratulations. god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> of all the stories of valor that have come down to us fr