children, maia, 16, hazam, and ara. they arrived here about one month ago. in-laws are' american citizens. and his wife live in the bronx. he started out as a tailor, as many immigrants do. we are very short of skilled tailors in america. he we upholsterers boats -- he reupholsters boats. his wife is an educator. they wanted their children and grandchildren here. suicide bombs blow up in front of their house in damascus. so, that is who they are. filled with promise and the american dream. seems to want us to believe that immigrants are either terrorists or criminals. these people are who they are. look at these faces. are they any kind of threat to america? no, they are the promise of america. so, we are here today, oh yes. i just wanted to, this is also scriptural. we have the support of so many of the religious leaders throughout the country. exodus 22:20. it admonishes us not to wrong or oppress a stranger, "for you were strangers in the land of egypt." matthew 25 in the new testament, "i was hungry and you gave me something to eat. i was a stranger and