mexico and attempting to enter the united states without going through our legal processes. we responded by using and ensuring there are two safe and lawful ways for someone leaving the country to come to america. that was one of the reasons you were proposing. first, if they are seeking asylum, they can use an app on their phone called cbpone. that s to spell it out. not the number 1. to schedule an appointment at a port of entry and make their asylum claim there without crossing the border unlawfully and have a decision determined by an asylum officer, do they qualify? second, in october we worked with the mexican government to launch a new parole program. there s another program you know it but the public may not. it immediately showed results by reducing the number of people crossing the border unlawfully. the way this parole program works, one must have a lawful sponsor here in the united states who agrees to sponsor you to get here. then that person has to go good
in fact, there s far more that unite us than divide us, regardless of our political party or ideology. the issues today are over a few rules and personalities. while the issues at that time were about slavery and whether the value of a man who looks like me was 60% or 100% of a human being. it was a long and drawnout, painful process. but it needed to happen. in the end, nathaniel banks won, by the slimmest of margins. you know, margins don t matter when your policy is on the right side of history. [ applause ] on that day, long ago, the good guys won. on that day, long ago, the abolitionists won. on that day, the people who believe in freedom and self-determination won.