A big-league Indian-American Frank Islam said that the Immigrants are ‘future of America’. He made these remarks during a ceremony where some 200 foreign nationals took the oath of citizenship Press Trust of India.
Frank said that United States is a Nation of inclusion, openness, opportunity, democracy and freedom.
Islam borrowed a quote from Former President John F. Kennedy: In a democracy, every citizen regardless of his interest in politics or holds office, every one of us is in a position of responsibility. The kind of government we get depends on how we fulfill those responsibilities.
“I ask you to fulfill those responsibilities by being a 21st Century Citizen,” he said during his speech at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Thursday.
Frank Islam left his family and friends in India at an immature age if 16 with just $35 to pursue his life-long dream of owning a business. He went on to become founder and CEO of a company worth more than $300 million.
CEO and entrepreneur Frank Islam started with nothing when he immigrated to the United States and became a top CEO of a company worth more than $300 million.
“My story reaffirms the notion that America is a land of opportunity. It also shows that America is a nation of inclusion, openness, opportunity, democracy, and freedom. All of us can proudly and truly embrace these values and qualities of America,” he said.
“As immigrants and the future of America, I know that you will make great contributions to ensure that dream is even stronger and better for the citizens of this immigrant nation…I am extremely positive about the future of America because of the courage, tenacity and indomitable spirit of my fellow immigrants,” Islam said.
Noting that over the past few years, there have been a lot of complaints regarding the country’s politicians, and the government, he said some of that criticism is “warranted”.
“On the other hand, we must remember that the United States is a representative democracy. At the end of the day, we get the politicians and the government we deserve,” he said.
“If we don’t like things in this great democracy of ours, we can change them. That is our right and responsibility as citizens,” Islam said.
After taking the oath, Frank Islam encouraged the 200 in attendance to go out and help make America the nation it can be.
The Naturalization Oath Ceremony is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In celebration of their new citizenship, the Kennedy Library presented everyone with a commemorative edition of the Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy.
