Whereas President Reagan said that you can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman, or you can go to live in Germany, Turkey, or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese, but anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in the United States and become an American; Whereas the torch of Lady Liberty symbolizes our freedom and represents our heritage, the compact with our parents, our grandparents, and our ancestors, and gives us our great and special place in the world; Whereas it is the great life force of each generation of new Americans that guarantees that the United States triumph shall continue unsurpassed into the coming century and beyond; Whereas other countries may seek to compete with us, but in one vital area—as a beacon of freedom and opportunity that draws the people of the world—no country on Earth comes close; Whereas this is one of the most important sources of the greatness of the United States—we lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength, from every country and every corner of the world, and by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our Nation; Whereas while other countries cling to the stale past, here in the United States we breathe life into dreams, we create the future and the world follows us into tomorrow; Whereas thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a Nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier; Whereas if we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost; Whereas it is bold men and women, yearning for freedom and opportunity, who leave their homelands and come to a new country to start their lives over, believing in the American dream, and over and over making it come true for themselves, for their children, and for others