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Today there are 12 million undocumented immigrants in America, most of them working in our communities, attending our churches, and contributing to our country. It is easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share.
They are both passed away now. She poured everything she had into me. America, we cannot turn back. Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have responsibilities. Fear that because of modernity we will lose of control over our economic choices, our politics, and most importantly our identities - those things we most cherish about our communities, our families, our traditions, and our faith.
Change happens because the American people demand it - because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time. I know there is debate about this issue.
I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations.
His values - and his record - affirm what is best in us. King delivered his prayer for our country. Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort - a sustained effort - to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.
God bless you.