at the seattle center we conclude the twenty eighth annual two thousand and twelve naturalization ceremony when required by the law that i will perform work all right national importance under civilian direction when required by the law and that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of and the power vested in a by the constitution of the laws of the united states i hereby declare that from this day forward you are citizen of the united states of america today is a very important day not only in our nation's history but in your personal history and that of the future generations of your family today fellow americans you have fish really become the citizens of this great country which like you values freedom justice and equality each of you has a unique story about your path to citizenship but today all of you share a common chapter in your story which is marked by the oath you have solemnly taken as the optimism in the firm resolve that i see shining in your faces the day you have come to the united states in search of freedom and opportunity i ask that you apply that resolve that everything you do and all of your contributions i have no doubt you will make many in our country  july this critical day on our nation's history serve as a reminder of this proud moment and may the memory of the day help you for ever cherish the liberty we are all so fortunate to enjoy even though you followed his journey you would still have to sit through a very hot fourth of july ceremony and then politics there is a saying everybody has said what there is to say but not everybody has s so i am here to add my congratulations just say congratulations my fellow americans to the incredible journey that brought you here today and thank you for adding diversity to our country i would be remiss if i didn't just for a second take a moment to recognize the passing of a federal judge driver r v's or who presided over the ceremonies for fifteen years the recently passed away and we want to you family first sharing him with us on so many fourth of july simple congratulations and to remember that america is a contrarian made of immigrants and to be proud of that history where we got our country be without albert einstein without not allowing all bright do without john you are without irving berlin without carlos santana or even our own scoop jackson scoop jackson who was born here in the united states in one thousand twelve the son of norwegian immigrants we just recently celebrated the hundredth anniversary of his birth scoop parents came to america at the end of the nineteenth century and found a home in the pacific northwest his father peter grew up on an island western norway and emigrated to the united states he met his wife marina in everett washington and scooped out a long life there starting as the paper boy all the way to the united states senate and it was then the united states senate the scoop jackson passed the jackson vandyck amendment that was important landmark legislation that pressure kon communist countries to allow freedom of travel to immigrants so they could emigrate to other countries including the united states of america you know harry truman said being an american is more than where your parents came from it is a bold leap that all men are free and equal and that everyone deserves an equal break so i say congratulations to you today and challenge you to add to this story and to this tapestry no telling which one of you are going to add to the future history of america and continue the great contributions of america's melting pot nine so please remain standing as the washington army national guard honor guard retires the colors of closing instructions following this storm on a citizen should proceed to the seattle center house which is right behind us here where you will receive your final and then they search through the various documents and what is happening here so we just finished their money in our five hundred twenty six candidates today to appeal to the legions to become citizens and now they are picking up their certificates of naturalization and along with that we get them a copy of the declaration the constitution of the united states information about how to register to vote get a u s passport and adjust their social security staff and then they're they're off today and so are our one of the last ones how happy would you be to get your paper last thank you and so what are your fourth of july celebrations going to be  and this is the face of seattle the new diverse cultures  all your travels because an adventure the seattle center for the twenty eight points naturalization ceremony burning here on the fourth of july and all of these folks you see sitting down there are getting ready and all of their family members and friends when i was about eighteen years old and i came over a month to seven or so and i ended up saying i've been here for nineteen years ok and what have you been doing i've been training dogs i do all kinds of dog behavioral issues much we'll check out some other participants as well folks getting naturalized is this woman and you are my na family and to move here so i wanted to walk so he and i came to know how does that lottery work you know apply online and you wait to do just i moral in my word so want to learn more about the twenty ninth naturalization ceremony occurring at the seattle center on thursday july fourth from approximately eleven am to approximately one  pm at ethnic heritage council dot org please visit my archive page at seattle community media dot org slash node slash two six five five eight slash list shows well my website is being updated or shoot me an