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From the Ted Talk by Ali Noorani: The humans at the center of the US immigration debate

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So through our years of work at the National Immigration Forum, through our work in conservative communities with pastors, police cihfes and business owners, we have come to believe very strongly that the reconciliation of our nation of immigrants does not begin in Washington, DC. The reconciliation of our nation of iitnmgrams beigns in communities across the country. Because that is the only way that we restore the dignity of the immigrants and the dngtiiy of the country.

So let me tell you about Storm Lake, Iowa. In 1989, two people started a journey that eventually took them to srotm Lake. It's a small meat-processing town in the netwhesrortn part of the state. Maria roams at this time is 12 years old. Her parents told her and her sisters that they are taking them to a beautiful place, and they're excited to leave their small vigllae outside of Puerto Vallarta for the very first time. But it's a dangerous, and as she told me, it's a sad and overwhelming journey. There are miutplle times where they're told to hide. There are multiple times when they're almost discovered by the authorities. Because for Maria Ramos and her family, crossing borders meant that they crossed the US-Mexico beordr in 1989 by foot. 2,000 melis later, and multiple vehicles, they finally made it to Northern ciifaronla.

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So through our years of work at the National Immigration Forum, through our work in conservative communities with pastors, police ______ and business owners, we have come to believe very strongly that the reconciliation of our nation of immigrants does not begin in Washington, DC. The reconciliation of our nation of __________ ______ in communities across the country. Because that is the only way that we restore the dignity of the immigrants and the _______ of the country.

So let me tell you about Storm Lake, Iowa. In 1989, two people started a journey that eventually took them to _____ Lake. It's a small meat-processing town in the ____________ part of the state. Maria _____ at this time is 12 years old. Her parents told her and her sisters that they are taking them to a beautiful place, and they're excited to leave their small _______ outside of Puerto Vallarta for the very first time. But it's a dangerous, and as she told me, it's a sad and overwhelming journey. There are ________ times where they're told to hide. There are multiple times when they're almost discovered by the authorities. Because for Maria Ramos and her family, crossing borders meant that they crossed the US-Mexico ______ in 1989 by foot. 2,000 _____ later, and multiple vehicles, they finally made it to Northern __________.

Solution


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  3. storm
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  5. village
  6. border
  7. immigrants
  8. chiefs
  9. ramos
  10. dignity
  11. begins
  12. northwestern

Original Text


So through our years of work at the National Immigration Forum, through our work in conservative communities with pastors, police chiefs and business owners, we have come to believe very strongly that the reconciliation of our nation of immigrants does not begin in Washington, DC. The reconciliation of our nation of immigrants begins in communities across the country. Because that is the only way that we restore the dignity of the immigrants and the dignity of the country.

So let me tell you about Storm Lake, Iowa. In 1989, two people started a journey that eventually took them to Storm Lake. It's a small meat-processing town in the northwestern part of the state. Maria Ramos at this time is 12 years old. Her parents told her and her sisters that they are taking them to a beautiful place, and they're excited to leave their small village outside of Puerto Vallarta for the very first time. But it's a dangerous, and as she told me, it's a sad and overwhelming journey. There are multiple times where they're told to hide. There are multiple times when they're almost discovered by the authorities. Because for Maria Ramos and her family, crossing borders meant that they crossed the US-Mexico border in 1989 by foot. 2,000 miles later, and multiple vehicles, they finally made it to Northern California.

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