In making that voyage. Columbus set off the journey that this country and its people have been on for these five centuries. We are a country of immigrants. and Christopher Columbus is really in many ways our first immigrant. the first person to lead the way from the old world to the new. Since that time centuries of immigration have furthered that movementnot just in geography but in spirit. in adventure. in innovation. in development. in freedom. and in ideals. Our country traces its roots back to the Italy from which Christopher Columbus came. to the Spain which sponsored the journey. and those heritages remain very much a part of our country today. I support this legislation.
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