Immigrant voices make democracy stronger | Sayu Bhojwani

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Roni Ravia
00:12
Good evening.
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ืขืจื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘.
00:14
My journey to this stage
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ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ืœื‘ืžื” ื–ื•
00:16
began when I came to America
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ื”ื—ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืืžืจื™ืงื”
00:18
at the age of 17.
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 17.
00:21
You see, I'm one of the 84 million Americans
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•, ืื ื™ ืื—ืช ืž 84 ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
00:24
who are immigrants
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ืฉื”ื ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื
00:26
or children of immigrants.
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ืื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื.
00:28
Each of us has a dream when we come here,
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ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืฉ ื—ืœื•ื ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืคื”,
00:32
a dream that usually has to be rewritten
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ื—ืœื•ื ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื›ืชื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ
00:35
and always has to be repurposed.
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืชืื ืœืžื˜ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื”.
00:38
I was one of the lucky ones.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื—ืช ืžื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื–ืœ.
00:40
My revised dream led me to the work I do today:
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืžืชื•ืงืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื™ื•ื:
00:44
training immigrants to run for public office
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ื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืžืฉืจื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช
00:47
and leading a movement for inclusive democracy.
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ื•ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ืชื ื•ืขื” ืœืžืขืŸ ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื›ื•ืœืœื ื™ืช.
00:51
But I don't want you to think it was a cakewalk,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜,
00:53
that America opened its arms wide and welcomed me.
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ืฉืืžืจื™ืงื” ืคืชื—ื” ืืช ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืชื™ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืื•ืชื™.
00:57
It's still not doing that.
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ื”ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื–ืืช.
01:00
And I've learned a few lessons along the way
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ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš ื›ืžื” ืœืงื—ื™ื
01:02
that I wanted to share with you,
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ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืื™ืชื›ื,
01:03
because I think that together
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื™ื—ื“
01:05
we can make American democracy
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
01:08
better and stronger.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:11
I was born in India,
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ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•,
01:13
the world's largest democracy,
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ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
01:16
and when I was four,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ืืจื‘ืข,
01:17
my family moved to Belize,
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ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขื‘ืจื” ืœื‘ืœื™ื–,
01:19
the world's smallest democracy perhaps.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
01:23
And at the age of 17,
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ื•ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 17,
01:25
I moved to the United States,
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
01:27
the world's greatest democracy.
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ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื“ื’ื•ืœื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
01:30
I came because I wanted to study English literature.
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืกืคืจื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
01:34
You see, as a child, I buried my nose in books,
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•, ื›ื™ืœื“ื”, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืงื•ืขื” ื‘ืงืจื™ืืช ืกืคืจื™ื,
01:36
and I thought, why not make a living doing that as an adult?
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ืœืžื” ืœื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ื–ืืช ืœืžืงืฆื•ืข ื›ืฉืื’ื“ืœ?
01:40
But after I graduated from college
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืœืœื”
01:43
and got a graduate degree,
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ,
01:45
I found myself moving from one less ideal job to another.
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขื•ื‘ืจืช ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื ืื™ื“ื™ืืœื™ืช ืื—ืช ืœืžืฉื ื”ื”.
01:51
Maybe it was the optimism that I had about America
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื–ื ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืืžืจื™ืงื”
01:55
that made me take a while to understand
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžืžื•ืฉืš ืฉื ื“ืจืฉ ืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
01:57
that things were not going to change.
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ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ืขืžื“ื• ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช.
02:00
The door that I thought was open
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ื”ื“ืœืช ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืคืชื•ื—ื”
02:03
was actually just slightly ajar --
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืจืง ืคืชื•ื—ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ืœืงื™ --
02:06
this door of America
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ื”ื“ืœืช ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื”
02:08
that would open wide if you had the right name,
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ืฉื ืคืชื—ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืฉื ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:11
the right skin color,
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ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืขื•ืจ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:12
the right networks,
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ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื,
02:14
but could just slam in your face
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ื˜ืจืง ืœื›ื ื‘ืคืจืฆื•ืฃ
02:17
if you had the wrong religion,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ื“ืช ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ื ื”,
02:19
the wrong immigration status,
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ืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก ื”ื”ื’ื™ืจื” ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:22
the wrong skin color.
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ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืขื•ืจ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:25
And I just couldn't accept that.
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื–ื”.
02:28
So I started a career as a social entrepreneur,
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ืื– ืคืฆื—ืชื™ ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื™ื–ืžื™ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
02:32
starting an organization for young people like myself --
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ื”ืงืžืชื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™ --
02:35
I was young at the time that I started it --
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืงืžืชื• --
02:38
who traced their heritage to the Indian subcontinent.
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ืฉื“ื’ืœ ื‘ืžื•ืจืฉืช ืขืœื™ื” ื’ื“ืœื ื• ื‘ืชืช ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช.
02:42
In that work, I became and advocate for South Asians and other immigrants.
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•, ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื“ื•ื‘ืจืช ืฉืœ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืžื“ืจื•ื ืืกื™ื” ื•ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
02:47
I lobbied members of Congress on policy issues.
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ื•ืขืกืงืชื™ ื‘ืฉื“ืœื ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช.
02:51
I volunteered on election day to do exit polling.
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ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉืืœื™ ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ืงืœืคื™.
02:56
But I couldn't vote, and I couldn't run for office.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข, ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืžืฉืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
03:01
So in 2000, when it was announced
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื ืช 2000, ื›ืฉื”ื•ื›ืจื–
03:03
that the citizenship application fee was going to more than double
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ืฉืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื•ืช ื”ื•ื›ืคืœื”,
03:07
from 95 dollars to 225 dollars,
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ืž 95 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœ 225 ื“ื•ืœืจ,
03:11
I decided it was time to apply before I could no longer afford it.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืœืขืฆืžื™.
03:16
I filled out a long application,
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ืžื™ืœืืชื™ ื˜ืคืกื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
03:18
answering questions about my current and my past affiliations.
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ืขื ื™ืชื™ ืขืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืฉื™ื•ืš ืœืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื™ื ืื• ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื.
03:23
And once the application was submitted,
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ื•ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื‘ืงืฉื” ื”ื•ื’ืฉื”,
03:26
there were fingerprints to be taken,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืชืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช,
03:28
a test to study for,
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ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืžื‘ื—ืŸ,
03:31
endless hours of waiting in line.
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ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืขื•ืช ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ื•ืช.
03:34
You might call it extreme vetting.
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ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื•ืช ื–ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™.
03:38
And then in December of 2000,
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ื•ืื– ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2000,
03:41
I joined hundreds of other immigrants
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืชื™ ืœืžืื•ืช ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
03:44
in a hall in Brooklyn
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ื‘ืื•ืœื ื‘ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ
03:46
where we pledged our loyalty
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ืฉื ื ืฉื‘ืขื ื• ืืžื•ื ื™ื
03:48
to a country that we had long considered home.
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ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ืชื ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื.
03:52
My journey from international student to American citizen took 16 years,
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ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ืžืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืœืื–ืจื—ื™ืช ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืœืงื— 16 ืฉื ื”,
03:56
a short timeline when you compare it to other immigrant stories.
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ืคืจืง ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืฉื•ื•ื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
04:01
And soon after I had taken that formal step
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ื•ืžื™ื“ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืœื‘ ื”ืคื•ืจืžืœื™ ื”ื–ื”
04:05
to becoming an American,
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ืฉืœ ื”ืคื™ื›ื” ืœืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช,
04:07
the attacks of September 11, 2001,
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ื”ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืฉืœ 11 ื‘ืกืคื˜ืžื‘ืจ, 2001,
04:10
changed the immigration landscape for decades to come.
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ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืคื ื™ ื”ื”ื’ื™ืจื” ืœืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
04:15
My city, New York City,
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื™, ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง,
04:17
was reeling and healing,
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ื”ื˜ืœื˜ืœื” ื•ื”ื—ืœื™ืžื”
04:20
and in the midst of it,
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ื•ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื›ืœ ื–ื”,
04:21
we were in an election cycle.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
04:24
Two things happened
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ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืชืจื—ืฉื•
04:25
as we coped with loss and recovery in New York City.
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ื›ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื ื• ืขื ืื‘ื“ืŸ ื•ืฉื™ืงื•ื ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
04:30
Voters elected Michael Bloomberg mayor of New York City.
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ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื‘ืœื•ืžื‘ืจื’ ืœืจืืฉ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
04:35
We also adopted by ballot referendum
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ื•ื›ืŸ ื ืคืชื— ืขืœ ืคื™ ืžืฉืืœ ืขื ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช
04:39
the Office of Immigrant Affairs for the City of New York.
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ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืœืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
04:43
Five months after that election,
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
04:46
the newly elected mayor
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ืจืืฉ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจ
04:48
appointed me the first Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs
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ืžื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ืฆื™ื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื
04:52
for this newly established office.
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ืงื.
04:56
I want you to come back to that time.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื—ื–ืจื• ืœื–ืžื ื™ื ื”ื”ื.
04:59
I was a young immigrant woman from Belize.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื”ื’ืจืช ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืžื‘ืœื™ื–.
05:02
I had basically floundered in various jobs in America
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ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื‘ืžืื‘ืง ืžืชืžื™ื“ ื•ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืฉืจื” ืื—ืช ืœืžืฉื ื”ื”,
05:06
before I started a community-based organization
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืงืžืชื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™
05:09
in a church basement in Queens.
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ื‘ืžืจืชืฃ ืฉืœ ื›ื ืกื™ื” ื‘ืงื•ื•ื™ื ืก.
05:13
The attacks of September 11 sent shock waves through my community.
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ื”ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืฉืœ 11 ื‘ืกืคื˜ืžื‘ืจ ืฉืœื—ื• ื’ืœื™ ื”ืœื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™.
05:18
People who were members of my family, young people I had worked with,
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ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™, ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืื™ืชื,
05:23
were experiencing harassment
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ื—ื•ื• ื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช
05:25
at schools, at workplaces and in airports.
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ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ, ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”.
05:29
And now I was going to represent their concerns
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืช ื”ื“ืื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
05:33
in government.
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ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”.
05:35
No job felt more perfect for me.
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ืืฃ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
05:39
And here are two things I learned when I became Commissioner.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื›ืฉื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื ืฆื™ื‘ื”.
05:43
First, well-meaning New Yorkers
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืงืจื™ื ืขื ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช
05:47
who were in city government holding government positions
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ืฉืขื‘ื“ื• ื‘ืžืžืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ื•ื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื• ื‘ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื•ืช
05:50
had no idea how scared immigrants were
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉื’ ื›ืžื” ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื
05:54
of law enforcement.
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ืžื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืื›ื™ืคืช ื”ื—ื•ืง.
05:56
Most of us don't really know the difference, do we,
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ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ,
05:59
between a sheriff and local police and the FBI.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืจื™ืฃ, ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ื•ื”- FBI.
06:03
And most of us, when we see someone in uniform
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ื ื•, ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžื“ื™ื
06:05
going through our neighborhoods
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ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
06:07
feel curiosity, if not concern.
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ืื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืกืงืจื ื•ืช, ืื ืœื ื“ืื’ื”.
06:12
So if you're an undocumented parent,
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ืื– ืื ืืชื ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืœื ืžืชื•ืขื“ื™ื,
06:15
every day when you say goodbye to your child,
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ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉืืชื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืœื•ื ืœื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื›ื,
06:18
send them off to school and go to work,
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ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
06:20
you don't know what the chances are
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ืืชื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื
06:22
that you're going to see them at the end of the day.
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ืฉืชืจืื• ืื•ืชื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื.
06:25
Because a raid at your workplace,
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ื›ื™ ืคืฉื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื,
06:28
a chance encounter with local police
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ืื• ืžืคื’ืฉ ืžืงืจื™ ืขื ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช,
06:31
could change the course of your life forever.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœืชืžื™ื“.
06:35
The second thing I learned is that when people like me,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
06:38
who understood that fear,
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ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืคื—ื“,
06:41
who had learned a new language, who had navigated new systems,
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ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืฉืคื” ื—ื“ืฉื”, ืฉื ื•ื•ื˜ื• ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
06:44
when people like us were sitting at the table,
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ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื• ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื,
06:48
we advocated for our communities' needs in a way that no one else could or would.
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ื”ื ื™ืœื—ืžื• ืขืœ ื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ ืœื ื™ื›ืœ ืื• ืจืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
06:54
I understood what that feeling of fear was like.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืžื” ื–ื” ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื–ื•.
06:58
People in my family were experiencing it.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ื—ื•ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
07:00
Young people I had worked with were being harassed,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืื™ืชื ื”ื•ื˜ืจื“ื•,
07:02
not just by classmates,
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ืœื ืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื›ื™ืชืชื,
07:04
but also by their teachers.
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ืืœื ื’ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
07:07
My husband, then boyfriend,
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ื‘ืขืœื™, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืื– ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™,
07:09
thought twice before he put a backpack on or grew a beard
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ื—ืฉื‘ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืชื™ืง ื’ื‘ ืื• ื’ื™ื“ืœ ื–ืงืŸ
07:13
because he traveled so much.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืกืข ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”.
07:18
What I learned in 2001 was that my vote mattered
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ืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ื‘ 2001 ื”ื™ื” ืฉืงื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช,
07:22
but that my voice and vantage point also mattered.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืœื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช.
07:26
And it's these three things --
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ื•ืื•ืชื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืืœื• --
07:28
immigrants' votes, voices and vantage points --
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ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื, ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื•ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื --
07:31
that I think can help make our democracy stronger.
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืขืชื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ื–ืง ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
07:36
We actually have the power
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื—
07:38
to change the outcome of elections,
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ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
07:41
to introduce new issues into the policy debate
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ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
07:45
and to change the face of the pale, male, stale leadership
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ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืคื ื™ ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืฉื”, ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ื‘ืจื•ื‘ื” ืžื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ื•ื•ืจื™ ืคื ื™ื,
07:50
that we have in our country today.
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื•ื.
07:53
So how do we do that?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”?
07:55
Well, let's talk first about votes.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืจืืฉื™ืช ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
07:57
It will come as no surprise to you
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ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื‘ื•ื ืœื›ื ื›ื”ืคืชืขื”,
07:59
that the majority of voters in America are white.
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื”ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
08:03
But it might surprise you to know
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืคืชื™ืข ืืชื›ื ืœื“ืขืช
08:04
that one in three voters are black, Latino or Asian.
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ืฉืื—ื“ ืžื›ืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ, ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ ืื• ืืกื™ืืชื™.
08:09
But here's the thing:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ:
08:11
it doesn't just matter who can vote, it matters who does vote.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ืžืฉื ื” ืžื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข, ื–ื” ืžืฉื ื” ืžื™ ืื›ืŸ ืžืฆื‘ื™ืข.
08:16
So in 2012, half of the Latino and Asian-American voters
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ืื– ื‘ 2012, ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื•ื”ืืกื™ืืชื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
08:20
did not vote.
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ืœื ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืขื•.
08:24
And these votes matter not just in presidential elections.
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ื•ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื ืฉื™ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช.
08:27
They matter in local and state elections.
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ืืœื ื’ื ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช.
08:30
In 2015, Lan Diep,
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ื‘ 2015, ืœืืŸ ื“ื™ืืค,
08:33
the eldest son of political refugees from Vietnam,
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ื”ื‘ืŸ ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืžื•ื•ื™ืื˜ื ืื,
08:37
ran for a seat in the San Jose City Council.
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ืจืฅ ืœืžืฉืจื” ื‘ืžื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืกืŸ ื—ื•ื–ื”.
08:41
He lost that election by 13 votes.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืกื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ 13 ืงื•ืœื•ืช.
08:45
This year, he dusted off those campaign shoes
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ื”ืฉื ื”, ื”ื•ื ื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื‘ืง ืžื ืขืœื™ ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ
08:48
and went back to run for that seat,
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ื•ื ื™ืกื” ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืžืฉืจื”,
08:52
and this time he won, by 12 votes.
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ื•ื”ืคืขื ื”ื•ื ื–ื›ื”, ื‘ืคืขืจ ืฉืœ 12 ืงื•ืœื•ืช.
08:58
Every one of our votes matters.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื”.
09:02
And when people like Lan are sitting at the policy table,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ืœืืŸ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื“ื ื™ื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
09:05
they can make a difference.
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
09:07
We need those voices.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื•.
09:09
We need those voices
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
09:10
in part because American leadership
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ื’ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
09:14
does not look like America's residents.
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ืœื ื ืจืื™ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื.
09:18
There are over 500,000 local and state offices in America.
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ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 500,000 ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”.
09:22
Fewer than 2 percent of those offices are held by Asian-Americans or Latinos,
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ืคื—ื•ืช ืž 2 ืื—ื•ื– ืžืžืฉืจื•ืช ืืœื• ืžืื•ื™ื™ืฉื•ืช ืขืดื™ ืืกื™ืืชื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืื• ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื,
09:28
the two largest immigrant groups in our country.
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ืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ืžื’ืจื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
09:32
In the city of Yakima, Washington,
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ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื™ืืงื™ืžื”, ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ,
09:34
where 49 percent of the population is Latino,
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ืฉื 49 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื,
09:38
there has never been a Latino on the city council until this year.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืขื“ ื”ืฉื ื”.
09:43
Three newly elected Latinas joined the Yakima City Council in 2016.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื‘ื—ืจื• ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืœืžื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื™ืืงื™ืžื” ื‘-2016.
09:49
One of them is Carmen Mรฉndez.
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื›ืจืžืŸ ืžื ื“ื–.
09:52
She is a first-generation college student.
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ื”ื™ื ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืžื›ืœืœื” ืžื“ื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
09:55
She grew up partly in Colima, Mexico,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœืชื” ื—ืœืง ืžื—ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืงื•ืœื™ืžื”, ืžืงืกื™ืงื•,
09:57
and partly in Yakima, Washington.
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ื•ื—ืœืง ื‘ื™ืืงื™ืžื”, ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ.
10:00
She's a single mother, a community advocate.
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ื”ื™ื ืื ื™ื—ื™ื“ื ื™ืช, ืคืขื™ืœื” ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
10:03
Her voice on the Yakima City Council
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ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื” ื‘ืžื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื™ืืงื™ืžื”
10:06
is advocating on behalf of the Latino community
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ืคื•ืขืœ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช
10:08
and of all Yakima residents.
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ื•ืœืžืขืŸ ื›ืœ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื™ืืงื™ืžื”.
10:10
And she's a role model for her daughter
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืœ ืœื—ื™ืงื•ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืชื”
10:13
and other Latinas.
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
10:16
But the third most untapped resource in American democracy
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฉืื‘ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื”ื›ื™ ืœื ืžื ื•ืฆืœ ื‘ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
10:20
is the vantage point that immigrants bring.
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ื”ื•ื ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืขื™ืžื.
10:24
We have fought to be here.
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ื ืœื—ืžื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื”.
10:26
We have come for economic and educational opportunity.
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ื”ื’ืขื ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช.
10:30
We have come for political and religious freedom.
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ื”ื’ืขื ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื—ืจื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ื•ื“ืชื™ืช.
10:33
We have come in the pursuit of love.
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ื”ื’ืขื ื• ื‘ืฉื ื”ืื”ื‘ื”.
10:37
That dedication,
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ืืช ื”ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื–ื•,
10:39
that commitment to America
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ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ืœืืžืจื™ืงื”
10:41
we also bring to public service.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืื™ืชื ื• ืœืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
10:45
People like Athena Salman,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืชื ื” ืกืœืžืŸ,
10:47
who just last week won the primary
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ืฉืจืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื–ื›ืชื” ื‘ืคืจื™ื™ืžืจื™ื–
10:52
for a seat in the Arizona State House.
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ื‘ืกื ืื˜ ืฉืœ ืืจื™ื–ื•ื ื”.
10:55
Athena's father grew up in the West Bank
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ื”ืื‘ ืฉืœ ืืชื ื” ื’ื“ืœ ื‘ื’ื“ื” ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™ืช
10:57
and moved to Chicago,
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ื•ืขื‘ืจ ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื™ืงื’ื•,
10:58
where he met her mother.
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ืฉื ื”ื•ื ืคื’ืฉ ืืช ืื™ืžื”.
11:00
Her mother is part Italian,
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ืื™ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžืžื•ืฆื ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™,
11:02
part Mexican and part German.
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ืžืงืกื™ืงื ื™ ื•ื’ืจืžื ื™.
11:04
Together they moved to Arizona and built a life.
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ื™ื—ื“ ื”ื ืขื‘ืจื• ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืืจื™ื–ื•ื ื” ื•ื‘ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื.
11:08
Athena, when she gets to the statehouse,
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ืืชื ื”, ืœื›ืฉืชื’ื™ืข ืœืกื ืื˜,
11:10
is going to fight for things like education funding
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ืชื™ืœื—ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš
11:13
that will help give families like hers a leg up
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ืฉื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืชืช ืžืงืคืฆื” ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื”
11:17
so they can achieve the financial stability
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ืช
11:19
that we all are looking for.
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื.
11:22
Immigrants' votes, voices and vantage points
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ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื, ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื•ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜
11:26
are what we all need to work to include in American democracy.
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ื”ื ืžื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืื•ืฃ ืœื”ื—ื“ื™ืจ ืœื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
11:30
It's not just my work. It's also yours.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™, ื–ื• ื’ื ืฉืœื›ื.
11:33
And it's not going to be easy.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืœ.
11:35
We never know
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื
11:37
what putting a new factor into an equation will do.
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ืžื” ื’ื•ืจื ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžืฉื•ื•ืื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื—ื•ืœืœ.
11:41
And it's a little scary.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืขื˜ ืžืคื—ื™ื“.
11:43
You're scared that I'm going to take away your place at the table,
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ืืชื ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื,
11:47
and I'm scared that I'm never going to get a place at the table.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืงื‘ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื.
11:52
And we're all scared
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื
11:53
that we're going to lose this country that we know and love.
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื•ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื.
11:58
I'm scared you're going to take it away from me,
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ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ืช ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืื•ืชื” ืžืžื ื™,
12:00
and you're scared I'm going to take it away from you.
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ื•ืืชื ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืืงื— ืื•ืชื” ืžื›ื.
12:07
Look, it's been a rough election year,
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•, ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืงืฉื”,
12:09
a reminder that people with my immigration history
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ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช ืœื›ืš ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ื’ื™ืจื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื™
12:14
could be removed at the whim of a leader.
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ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื’ื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉืœ ื’ื—ืžื” ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ื™ื’.
12:17
But I have fought to be in this country
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
12:20
and I continue to do so every day.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
12:23
So my optimism never wavers,
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ืื– ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื–ื ืฉืœื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื›ื•ืฉืœ,
12:26
because I know that there are millions of immigrants just like me,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
12:31
in front of me, behind me and all around me.
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ืžื•ืœื™, ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื•ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™.
12:35
It's our country, too.
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ื–ื• ื’ื ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
12:37
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
12:39
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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