We have
always had that during the time that I have been here, and to be able
to talk about the diversity. As Representative Krishnamoorthi was making his comments, you could
hear the emotion in his voice as he talked about how Illinois had
welcomed his family. And that is what Illinois has done. It has
welcomed individuals from all parts of the world. Individuals, large
numbers of Puerto Ricans who came from Puerto Rico; Mexican Americans;
individuals who were immigrants; African Americans, like myself, who
migrated from the rural South. No, I didn't grow up in Illinois. I wasn't born in Illinois.
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