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<v Speaker 1>Good evening, everybody. Thank you all. Yeah, this is perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you all so much for joining us. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and get started. There's still plenty of seats

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<v Speaker 1>on this side of the table if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>come in and grab a seat. We're so excited that

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<v Speaker 1>you could join us. My name is Kylie Roberson. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the director of the Bartlesville Public Library, and I want

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<v Speaker 1>to thank you all for being here this evening on

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<v Speaker 1>such a special occasion. On behalf of the Bartlesville Public Library.

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<v Speaker 1>It's my great honor and joy to congratulate Eva on

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<v Speaker 1>passing her citizenship test. As we know, becoming a citizen

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<v Speaker 1>is no small accomplishment. It takes dedication, courage, and a

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<v Speaker 1>deep commitment to learning. Eva your hard work, your perseverance,

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<v Speaker 1>your determination have all inspired us. You're not only not

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<v Speaker 1>only did you study and prepare, but you embrace this

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<v Speaker 1>journey with grace and with strength. We're so to have

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<v Speaker 1>been a part of that path for you, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>thrilled to celebrate this major milestone with you today. The

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<v Speaker 1>Library's mission is to support learning and growth, and you've

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<v Speaker 1>truly brought that mission to life. So congratulations again. We

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<v Speaker 1>also have a few other people here as you can see,

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to congratulate you this evening. So at this

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<v Speaker 1>time I'm going to invite Barlzil Mayor Kurd to speak

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of our wonderful city.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Kylie. A great honor to be here today

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<v Speaker 2>and to see the benefit of this program again and

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<v Speaker 2>seeing Ava get our citizenship and become part of America.

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<v Speaker 2>So I want to be on behalf of the city

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<v Speaker 2>of Barlszil. I want to congratulate you and thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for being in this program and being a part of

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<v Speaker 2>our library here in town and becoming acquainted with this

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<v Speaker 2>country through our program. It's just an honor to be

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<v Speaker 2>here today and witnesses in your behalf.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, good evening. I'm Cheryl Doris. I am the

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<v Speaker 3>literacy coordinator here at the Bartlesol Public Library Literacy Services.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd also like to introduce the rest of my staff.

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<v Speaker 3>Von Leep is here, I think she's our ell instructor

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<v Speaker 3>and Hannah Soarez, our literacy assistant. It's truly a privileged

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<v Speaker 3>to be part of a program that helps people reach

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<v Speaker 3>such meaningful milestones as United States citizenship. Tonight we're here

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<v Speaker 3>to celebrate one of those extraordinary achievements. I'm so excited

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<v Speaker 3>to recognize Eva, who is now officially a United States citizen.

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<v Speaker 3>To everyone here, thank you for attending the special citizenship

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<v Speaker 3>celebration even in the rain. We really appreciate you all.

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<v Speaker 3>Coming out tonight means so much, not just to Eva,

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<v Speaker 3>but to all of us who believe in the power

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<v Speaker 3>of learning, perseverance, and community. We're so proud of you, Eva,

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<v Speaker 3>and we have a little something here for you if

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<v Speaker 3>you want to him out. You've shown us the American

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<v Speaker 3>dream is still very much alive and we are lucky

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<v Speaker 3>to have you as part of our community. And now

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<v Speaker 3>I would like to introduce Judge Backlaw, who is so

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<v Speaker 3>graciously offered to speak to us tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, first of all, I am honored to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>Eva.

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<v Speaker 4>What a great night for you and for the city

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<v Speaker 4>of Bartlesville to see the hope and promise of America.

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<v Speaker 4>Where'd she go?

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<v Speaker 1>I can't see her?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, just standing over here. Sorry, I couldn't see where

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<v Speaker 4>she went. She was back there when I started. I

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<v Speaker 4>also want to thank Barzvill Public Library for doing the

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<v Speaker 4>things that they do to make this happen. Also wanted

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<v Speaker 4>to thank mister mayor the City of Bartlesville. I can

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<v Speaker 4>think of no thing more patriotic than to help people

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<v Speaker 4>become American citizens. And this program that you all have

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<v Speaker 4>that does that, what a wonderful blessing and gift it

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<v Speaker 4>is to the City of Bartlesville. So in my day

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<v Speaker 4>job as a judge, I get to see the American

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<v Speaker 4>story in action. I get to see the Constitution and

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<v Speaker 4>its application and how we apply it in our laws.

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<v Speaker 4>But tonight I get to see a different application of

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<v Speaker 4>our constitution, and that is welcoming a new citizen to

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<v Speaker 4>our country. And so to our newest American and a

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<v Speaker 4>proud daughter of Mexico, bien venida, Losa salsandos, you are

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<v Speaker 4>now a citizen of our great country. You have a

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<v Speaker 4>shared national story, a story that, like all great stories,

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<v Speaker 4>is full of contradiction, courage, imperfection, and hope your story

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<v Speaker 4>now becomes a part of ours, and our story is

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<v Speaker 4>forever made better because of yours. I want to talk

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit tonight about the Constitution, some constitutional decisions

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<v Speaker 4>that were made by our Supreme Court as it pertains

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<v Speaker 4>to immigration, and then share a few stories. But let's

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<v Speaker 4>be honest about the road that brought us here. The

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<v Speaker 4>story of immigration is a hard story brought with great difficulties.

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<v Speaker 4>The history of immigrants in our country is not without

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<v Speaker 4>hardship or injustice. We have seen laws used as weapons,

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<v Speaker 4>not always as shields. We've seen the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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<v Speaker 4>We've seen the interment of Japanese Americans. We've seen the

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<v Speaker 4>mistreatment of American labors, people who come to our country

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<v Speaker 4>to work as labors, legally and otherwise. And of course

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<v Speaker 4>we see the painful struggle for civil rights and equality

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<v Speaker 4>for many people that still struggles today. I want to

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<v Speaker 4>tell this story because it is a story of an

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<v Speaker 4>evolving America and an evolving Constitution. I look around the room,

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<v Speaker 4>and most of the people in this room when the

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<v Speaker 4>Constitution was written were not really considered a part of it.

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<v Speaker 4>And so as we've learned, and as we've grown, and

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<v Speaker 4>as our Constitution has been interpreted, and its growth shows

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<v Speaker 4>to us the promise that we have in our country.

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<v Speaker 4>But I want to highlight a few cases that I

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<v Speaker 4>think are interesting, especially given where we're at today. And

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<v Speaker 4>one of those things is that I saw an interview

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<v Speaker 4>recently of two Supreme Court justices who have since passed

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<v Speaker 4>justice Antoninscalia and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They were both

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<v Speaker 4>interviewed and asked about the legal rights of immigrants, and

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<v Speaker 4>particularly they were asked about undocumented immigrants. Now, I will

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<v Speaker 4>say this that one of the great things about your

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<v Speaker 4>duty now is you are going to be participating in

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<v Speaker 4>a system that you weren't allowed to before. But the

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<v Speaker 4>constitutional protections of our country have always been available to

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<v Speaker 4>you and to others. I liken it to an umbrella,

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<v Speaker 4>since it's reigning. Every person who stands under an umbrella

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<v Speaker 4>is protected by it. The same thing with our constitution.

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<v Speaker 4>There's case law that supports that belief. And Antonin Scalia,

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<v Speaker 4>who was on the far right of the court, and

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<v Speaker 4>Ruth bader Ginsburg, who was on the far left of

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<v Speaker 4>the court, and we're best friends, I should point out,

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<v Speaker 4>the best of friends, both answered this question. Do undocumented

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<v Speaker 4>immigrants have protections under our constitution? Antonin Scalia went first

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<v Speaker 4>and said yes. Ruth Bader Ginsburg pointed out something more

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<v Speaker 4>and said yes. The fourteenth Amendment of our Constitution doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>say the word citizen. It says persons, and all persons

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<v Speaker 4>here in the United States are afforded the protections of

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<v Speaker 4>the Constitution regardless of citizenship. And there's a few cases

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<v Speaker 4>where this has been developed. One was Pliler versus Doe

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<v Speaker 4>in nineteen eighty two, decided by the United States Supreme Court.

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<v Speaker 4>The question was asked, do states have to pay for

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<v Speaker 4>the education of undocumented immigrants, and the Supreme Court said, yes,

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<v Speaker 4>they do, because those people have inherent rights being in

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<v Speaker 4>our country to be treated the same as other children.

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<v Speaker 4>The question then came a few years later in two

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<v Speaker 4>or not immigrants could be detained indefinitely. The Supreme Court

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<v Speaker 4>once again said they're entitled to the same rights a

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<v Speaker 4>due process of wherever that is, whether it's in a

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<v Speaker 4>court of law for a criminal setting, or an administrative

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<v Speaker 4>setting such as an immigration court. You can kind of

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<v Speaker 4>see why I might be suggesting bringing these cases up

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<v Speaker 4>because they are so heavy on our minds today in

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of different ways. But the Supreme Court has

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<v Speaker 4>spoken about these issues and I share them for a reason.

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<v Speaker 4>But I want to share the last case that I

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<v Speaker 4>bring up today because it's one of my favorites. It's

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<v Speaker 4>not my favorite because they got it right. It's my

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<v Speaker 4>favorite because they got it wrong. An American boy, an

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<v Speaker 4>American citizen named Freddie. During World War Two, Freddie was

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<v Speaker 4>at or told, demanded, ordered to go into an internment

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<v Speaker 4>camp here in the United States of America. His name

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<v Speaker 4>was fred Kooramatsu, and the case was Koramatsu versus the

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<v Speaker 4>United States. Freddy was just like me, an American citizen

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<v Speaker 4>born here, and yet he had to go into an

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<v Speaker 4>internment camp as ordered by our government at that time

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<v Speaker 4>for all Japanese Americans here in this country. He refused

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<v Speaker 4>to go. Freddie decided, he's an American. He's not going

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<v Speaker 4>into an internment camp. He has no reason to be.

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<v Speaker 4>He's done nothing wrong. He was charged with a crime

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<v Speaker 4>for disobeyed court order. He was sentenced and convicted and

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<v Speaker 4>forced into the internment camp. Anyway, he appealed. He appealed

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<v Speaker 4>all the way to the Spring court, and he lost.

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<v Speaker 4>It wasn't until forty years later that he had his

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<v Speaker 4>conviction overturned. So why do I bring that up? He

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<v Speaker 4>had to wait forty years. Well, sometimes it takes us

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<v Speaker 4>a little longer to get it right, to figure things out.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think that we are a great country because

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<v Speaker 4>we limit rights We are a great country because we

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<v Speaker 4>expand them. That story of Fred Kormatsu and others, and

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<v Speaker 4>the stories that I've told you about are just as

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<v Speaker 4>much a part of the American story as anything else

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<v Speaker 4>that I'm going to share with you tonight, and certainly

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<v Speaker 4>a story that you now share as a proud American citizen.

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<v Speaker 4>Legal rights are only part of the story. Now you

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<v Speaker 4>have civic responsibilities to vote, to use your voice to

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<v Speaker 4>speak in our democracy. That you now have that great right.

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<v Speaker 4>When Thomas Jefferson James Madison, two of our founders and

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<v Speaker 4>framers of our constitution, were putting things on paper, they

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<v Speaker 4>knew that the people were the greatest check on government power.

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<v Speaker 4>And what I love more anything else is a jury trial,

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<v Speaker 4>because there is nothing more powerful than the rights of

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<v Speaker 4>citizens to sit before their government and determine whether or

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<v Speaker 4>not the government can do whatever it wants. Those twelve citizens.

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<v Speaker 4>And I hope some day you for get a letter

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<v Speaker 4>But those twelve citizens are a check upon the government

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<v Speaker 4>to make sure that the government does not incarcerate someone

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<v Speaker 4>without due process of law, without the rights that they've

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<v Speaker 4>been afforded to an attorney without that right to a

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<v Speaker 4>jury trial, to confront and see and have all witnesses

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<v Speaker 4>there their right to remain silent and not say a

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<v Speaker 4>thing and make the government prove it. There is no

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<v Speaker 4>greater responsibility in my mind as an American citizen than

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<v Speaker 4>to sit as that check to make sure that the

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<v Speaker 4>government cannot do whatever it wants. You are now a

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<v Speaker 4>part of a country where justice isn't always finished. It's

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<v Speaker 4>a progress. It's constantly be in shape, and you are

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<v Speaker 4>one of those shapers. As I welcome you to the

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<v Speaker 4>American family, I want to share one last little immigration story.

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<v Speaker 4>The immigration story I want to tell you about is

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<v Speaker 4>a man named Valenti. Valenti lived here in Bartlesville, just

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<v Speaker 4>off of fourteenth Street in Virginia, in an area that

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<v Speaker 4>has nothing there now. If he lived here in Bartleswell

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<v Speaker 4>came here to Bortsol with the hope for the American dream.

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<v Speaker 4>Lived in a one room shack with his wife and family.

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<v Speaker 4>He was a day laborer. When he was lucky enough,

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<v Speaker 4>he'd get a dollar a day to work wherever he could.

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<v Speaker 4>That didn't always pan out, so I Valenti made the

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<v Speaker 4>unwise decision to become a bootlegger. Now bootlegger, for those

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<v Speaker 4>who don't know, is someone who sold alcohol illegally during

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<v Speaker 4>prohibition here in America. Well, Lenti got caught, was arrested, convicted,

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<v Speaker 4>and sent to prison. Now that might be where the

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<v Speaker 4>American story would end for him. When he was arrested,

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<v Speaker 4>he went and stood in front.

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<v Speaker 2>Of a judge.

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<v Speaker 4>Valenti backlaw one hundred years later would see his grandson,

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<v Speaker 4>if he were around, become the judge that sat in

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<v Speaker 4>a position that sentenced him to jail. Now that's an

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<v Speaker 4>American story, but it's not unique. We have hundreds and

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<v Speaker 4>mid thousands of American stories like that that you get shape.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm so excited for you to be able to

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<v Speaker 4>see what happens with the future for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Eva.

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<v Speaker 4>Here in this country we are all immigrants. I'm an immigrant,

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<v Speaker 4>or at least I'm the descendant of a Polish American

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<v Speaker 4>bootlegging convicted felon, and I stand before you today as

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<v Speaker 4>a judge in the great state of Oklahoma. If that's

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<v Speaker 4>not a miracle of this country, I don't know what

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<v Speaker 4>is bien venida felici. That is see you the Donna.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you very much for leave you here. Day.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that was quite the success story, Judge. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for sharing with us. Eva, Thank you for everything that

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<v Speaker 1>you've brought to this library, your diversity, your uniqueness, and

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<v Speaker 1>everything that you've done here. We really really appreciate you,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're so happy and proud of you, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>so grateful to everybody here who's come tonight. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of food. Please come and take advantage, come and go,

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<v Speaker 1>congratulate Eva, sit and enjoy experience this time together. And

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much again for joining us tonight.