Not only are ethnic Americans free to foster their respective traditions. they are free to manifest concern about conditions in their countries of origin. particularly those in which repressive regimes stifle the human rights of their former countrymen. In demonstrating this concern. they make an especially valuable contribution in that they remind all of us that we must never take for granted the principles of liberty and justice upon which our Nation was founded. I. like many of you here. am a descendent of immigrants who came to this country seeking freedom and opportunity and a better life for themselves and their children. And like you. I am proud of the sacrifices they made and the enduring contributions they made to this great society. The list is legion: Medicine. science. the arts. philosophy. education. politics. governmentthere is not a human activity which has not benefited from the contributions of immigrants and their succeeding generations. Perhaps their greatest contribution has been the appreciation for this Nation and its institutions which they have instilled in their children. And. as this is passed on to our children. in a sense their sacrifices and contributions are never ending.
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