home is where I fear welcome a home
means that I have refuge when I'm having
issues outside wherever those officials
are from when I come to a place like
like I say like here I feel that people
are welcoming me regardless of who I am
where I come from and what my values are
who means a quite a peaceful place where
you can live with the family happily you
earn enough that your kids can go to a
good school your kids can eat enough
they can sleep freely they can breathe
freely to me my home is my community
there are the people that I am
accountable to and there are the people
that I and then I'm dedicated to serving
and so most of the people that I that I
serve or that I work with are our
immigrants from Mexico and and many of
them undocumented immigrants my name is
Heinz well I'm from Mexico and South
Mexico planet Bandler race in Los
Angeles in Albuquerque New Mexico
my name is Cheryl Kamryn and I'm from
Lahore Pakistan
my name isn't Aziz in Mandalay I am from
Ottawa
Eastern Cape South Africa
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and I would like you to just share with
each other a story of a time you felt at
home in Albuquerque well the things that
I see that the city's doing through this
program is that they're actually
listening to the voice of other people
and not just starting in an organization
out of nowhere or not starting an
organization out of a lot of
recommendations from from people in
power who are making decisions for for
the immigrant and Refugee community
first of all I'm excited that finally
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a recognition by the city of the
refugees and other immigrants not from
Latin America that are present in
Albuquerque these guys are doing great
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wish them luck more people they are
stuck in different countries they are
persecuted I wish they can come to a
safe place and spend a normal
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you