[background sounds]. Good morning everyone. Welcome back to those of you who are here yesterday. We are going to get started. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to our second day of the best focused on events and protections for migrant children. For those of you who were not here yesterday, experience education and directed at the emerging University Washington college of law for immigration. My pleasure to welcome all of you here to the law school. Also i welcome not only on behalf of our constitution, the University Center for lesson american and latina studies. As well as the American Writers Association and Planning Committee representatives. Thank you. [applause]. Thank you for all the hard work to make this event such a success. I know you all have very busy schedule so i appreciate your willingness to be here for it. Those you who were here yesterday, it series of panels beginning to unpack some of the challenges we are facing migrants be. Some of the factors across the wo
Good morning. For those of you who werent here yesterday, my name is rathod, im the associate expeer enshal education at the Washington College of law. To welcome all of you here to the law school offer that welcome on not nly behalf of our law school, institutions ring as well as the American Lawyers Association nd our committee representatives. Again, thank you for everyone [applause] thank you for all of the hard work that the Planning Committee has put into making this event a success. Thanks to all of you. I know you all have very busy schedules. I appreciate your willingness for being here. Yesterday,f you here we have a series of enriching to face the challenges phasing migrant youth, some of world as s across the well as some of the ways the asylum system is being in the United States as well as how we can deeply the ore standards which is at the heart of the gathering. Yesterday and today to have such a broad range room, not onlyhe legal scholars and practitioners nd folks fro
For those of you who were not here yesterday, my name is jayesh rathod, im the associate dean for expeer enshal its my pleasure to welcome all of you here to the law school and i offer that welcome on not only behalf of our law school, cosponsoring by ericions, led hershberg and dennis stinchcomb, as well as the American Immigration Lawyers Association and our committee representatives. Again, thank you for everyone [applause] thank you for all of the hard work that the Planning Committee has put into making this event such a success. Thanks to all of you. I know you all have very busy schedules. I appreciate your willingness to be here. For those of you who were here yesterday, we have a series of enriching panels to face the facing migrant youth, some of the factors across the world, as well as some of the ways the asylum system is being challenged here in the United States as well as how we can understand more deeply the standards which is at the heart of the gathering. Were pleased
Help in our time of need. May the peace of god be with you all. Good afternoon. Friends, we have gathered together today to celebrate the life of jim lehrer and to offer comfort to his family who have called this church their home since 1977. On behalf of the congregation of National United Methodist Church, welcome. And its my privilege to welcome and to introduce john obrien. Good afternoon. On behalf of the family, i would like to welcome everyone here today. Id first like to express the family familys gratitude and appreciation for the outpouring of love and support that we have received over the last week. Your calls, your cards, the visits, your beautiful flowers, the food, your support and condolences have meant so much. Knowing the sense of loss is felt by so many relieves the burden and is truly a comfort. Thank you. I want to thank those of you who have traveled from outside d. C. Knowing that you dropped everything to be here with us to celebrate jims remarkable life is grea
Church their home since 1977. On behalf of the congregation of National United Methodist Church, welcome. It is my privilege to welcome church. It is my privilege to welcome and introduce john obrien. On behalf of the family we would like to welcome everyone here today. First gratitude and appreciation and out pouring of love we have received over the last week the calls, cards, visits, flowers and food and condolences meant so much to us. Knowing a sense of loss was shared by so many. But its truly a comfort. Thank you. I want to thank those of you here today traveling from outside dc. It was especially appreciated especially if you came by greyhound bus. [laughter] and for those who could not be here in particular his older brother traveling to washington was not easy or possible that they are with us in spirit is enough for you to be grateful for your presence in our lives. With the enduring optimism that has been passed on to generations. Thank you. To acknowledge those thoughtful