A champion for civil rights and social justice like him does not come around every day, ... He wanted nothing less than what all Americans strive for ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â€šÃ‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â‚¬Ã‚Â a good job, safe neighborhoods, quality schools and a place to call home.

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For Los Angeles, it's an opportunity for us to showcase that you can come from every corner of the earth and live together in harmony and peace and make it in America,

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We're a community built for the Olympic Games. We have world-class sporting venues and we have a history of success,

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Hosting the Games would be not only great for Los Angeles and the nation, but also a world community that is searching for common ground,

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I think we need to do a much better job of creating new citizens, ... Oftentimes new immigrants aren't familiar with our democracy, and it's important to nurture that democratic participation that's so critical to elections.

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