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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the White House for 24 servicemembers, April 23, 2010. "If you believe in yourself and you play by the rules, then there is a place for you in the United States of America, no matter where you come from and no matter what you look like,” the president told the new citizens.

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the White House for 24 servicemembers, April 23, 2010. "If you believe in yourself and you play by the rules, then there is a place for you in the United States of America, no matter where you come from and no matter what you look like,” the president told the new citizens.

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