our democracy by a violent domestic extremists and a stain on our history and our moral standing at home and abroad. as a child in the dominican republic i look up to the united states as the land of opportunity and a place to better myself. from that moment i landed at jfk in 1992 i have tried to pursue that goal. thankfully i achieved that goal on many levels. i was the first in my family to graduate college and join the army and become a police officer. on july 23rd, 1999, the day before my 21st birthday i raised my hand and swore to protect the constitution of the united states. because this country gave me an
domestic extremist and a stain on our history and our moral standing here at home and abroad. as a child from the dominican republic, i looked up to the united states as the land of opportunity and a place to better myself. from that moment i landed at jfk, 1992, have tried to pursue that goal. thankfully, i achieved that goal on many levels. i was the first in my family to graduate college, join the army, and become a police officer. on july 23rd, 1999, the day before my 21st birthday, i raised my hand and swore to protect the constitution of the united states. because this country gave me an
domestic extremists and stain our history and our moral standing here at home and abroad. as a child in the dominican republic, i look up to the united states as the land of opportunity. and a place to better myself and from that moment i landed at jfk, 1992, i have tried to pursue goal. thankfully i achieved that goal on many levels. i was the first in my family to graduate college, join the army and become a police officer. on july 23rd, 1999, the day before my 21st birthday, i raised my hand and swore to protect the constitution of the united states. because this country gave me an opportunity to become anything