My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. And whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic, or the Pacific, or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in, and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like, or what our last names are, or how we worship. What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal—that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.
What claim is Obama making in this paragraph?
President Obama's Address to the Nation on Immigration
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Americans are much prouder of their values than they are of their heritage.
Americans are much prouder of their values than they are of their heritage.
Americans should find out which countries their ancestors came from.
Americans should find out which countries their ancestors came from.
All Americans should welcome immigrants because Americans are the descendants of immigrants.
All Americans should welcome immigrants because Americans are the descendants of immigrants.
All Americans were immigrants at one time so we should treat each other equally.
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The claim that President Obama is making in this paragraph is:
All Americans should welcome immigrants because Americans are the descendants of immigrants.
In this passage, Obama emphasizes the idea that America is fundamentally a nation built by immigrants and conveys the importance of inclusivity and acceptance of newcomers.
