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First place and pairs poverty and unintelligence in the second place, two false linkings even uncle sam would agree. >> the role of literature is so important, i think in portraying the immigrant experience, whatever it be. if you look at there's wonderful writers, one of my favorite writers is edwin of the haitian experience and another book about the native american experience, obviously a different story. but i just think this is a way to bring these stories to people in a rich way that is just completely separate from the political conversation. >> and i also think with africa in particula...

Justice sotomayor. he has an incredible group of advisors. the secretary has really coached him on not how only to connect with the latino community, but also how to talk about their immigrant experience. any time i've had a chance to talk with him, he talks about the importance of immigrants in this country. he actual ly sees himself in th latino struggle. actually, if he does choose to run for office in 2016, he's something that the latino community, i think, will really be charmed by. >> and i've been in many meetings with him and african american leaders, he knows how to talk. let me sho...

Larger american story. and for the next three weeks, he was writing on little scraps of paper wherever he went, in between campaign stops. and he pulled it all together. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states. red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i've got news for them too. we worship an awesome god in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states. >> all around us, there were people who were crying. and halfway through i thought, this guy's life has changed and it will never b...

It will never be the same. >> i think i just have seen the first black president there. and the reason i say that is because i think the immigrant experience combined with the african background, combined with the incredible education, combined with his beautiful speech, that speech was a piece of work. >> i believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs, and that is as we stands on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us. >> by the time obama entered the senate, he couldn't avoid the question. was he the one who could break the barrier...

Walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that help you succeed. >> the first lady was not alone, the democrats gave a young rising star a major platform tonight. julian castro, the 37-year-old mayor of san antonio, he was the first hispanic american chosen for that honor and boy did he deliver. his speech was emotional and personal, touching on his family's immigrant experience. >> my family's story isn't special. what's special is the america that makes our story possible. ours is a nation lik...