center fofof american progress,d welcome you no civil rights and prayer breakfast. we know that the event is at capacity, so if you want to enjoy breakfast, please gather outside or stand along the wall. first, to open up the program, i want to welcome the fearless and the strong and the brave champion who has been chairing the congressional hispanic caucus who represents texas and has been a steadfast champion of the immigrants whether they are dreamers, asylum seekers and you can find him in the recess breaks at the border, and today, he is going to be joining daca recipients in the court as well, so i want everyone to give a round ap of applause for congressman joaquin castro. thank you. good morning, everybody. i want to thank you all for being here on what is a momentus occasion as we stand in support of the daca recipients across the nation. of course, i m joaquin castro and i represent the great city of san antonio in the united states congress, and i wanted to thank
hello, everyone. my name is leah and of the director of relation for the center for american progress. we are very pleased you have joined us all this morning and welcome you to our daca interface and civil rights prayer breakfast. i hope you have a chance to get breakfast. we know this event is at capacity to ask if you want to enjoy breakfast please quartzite or grab a chair beside the wall. first to open up our program i want to welcome the fearless and strong and brave champion who has been chairing the congressional hispanic caucus, represents texas and has been a steadfast champion of immigrant whether dreamers, asylum-seekers trick you can find during his recess breaks in the board and today he will be joining daca recipients in the court as will do whatever you want to of applause for congressman joaquin castro. thank you. good morning, everybody. i want to thank you all for here contract being here on a momentous occasion in this standard support of daca recipients
hello, everyone. my name is leah and of the director of relation for the center for american progress. we are very pleased you have joined us all this morning and welcome you to our daca interface and civil rights prayer breakfast. i hope you have a chance to get breakfast. we know this event is at capacity to ask if you want to enjoy breakfast please quartzite or grab a chair beside the wall. first to open up our program i want to welcome the fearless and strong and brave champion who has been chairing the congressional hispanic caucus, represents texas and has been a steadfast champion of immigrant whether dreamers, asylum-seekers trick you can find during his recess breaks in the board and today he will be joining daca recipients in the court as will do whatever you want to of applause for congressman joaquin castro. thank you. good morning, everybody. i want to thank you all for here contract being here on a momentous occasion in this standard support of daca recipients
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