Congressman Tells New Citizens That America Should Thank Them

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, told a gathering of grateful new American citizens Friday that Americans should be grateful to them.

“I’m not just here to say congratulations and welcome, I’m also here to say thank you,” he said.

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Johnson told the new citizens, “Your hard work, your ingenuity, your decency is taking a quality American dish, and you are making it even better.”

The new Americans came from nations including China, Russia, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Canada and others.

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