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by such families. >> as the son of an immigrant family, this pope was raised by italian immigrants living in argentina as a son of an immigrant family, i'm happy to be a guest in a country which was largely built by such families. those were the first words that pope francis chose to utter for the public in english just in case there would be any confusion about exactly what he meant. and when the pope and pope mobile paraded through washington streets today, this little 5-year-old girl slipped through, made her way past the metal fencing. the pope personally signaled for his security to let her through. reportedly said, let her come to me. the guard picked her up, whisked her over to the pope, she gave him a yellow t-shirt, a note. this is that little girl, her name is sophia cruz, and this is the t-shirt she gave him. you can see a little bit more in this picture. it says dapa, pope rescue dapa. stands for deferred action for parents of americans. it's a program that president
the pope personally signaled for his security to let her through. reportedly said, let her come to me. the guard picked her up, whisked her over to the pope, she gave him a yellow t-shirt, a note. this is that little girl, her name is sophia cruz, and this is the t-shirt she gave him. you can see a little bit more in this picture. it says dapa, pope rescue dapa. stands for deferred action for parents of americans. it's a program that president obama announced last november to keep more immigrant families together in this country. that's now on hold in the courts. sophia also gave pope francis today this drawing which says in spanish, my little friends and i love us regardless of the color of our skin. i couldn't do a pope drawing that good. i tried today and it came out looking like a snow man. it was terrible.
it says dapa, pope rescue dapa. stands for deferred action for parents of americans. it's a program that president obama announced last november to keep more immigrant families together in this country. that's now on hold in the courts. sophia also gave pope francis today this drawing which says in spanish, my little friends and i love us regardless of the color of our skin. i couldn't do a pope drawing that good. i tried today and it came out looking like a snow man. it was terrible. this pope's visit has particular resonance for us now as the refugee crisis globally dovetails with anti-immigrant campaigns leading in the polls here at home. republican presidential front-runner donald trump and his fervently anti-immigrant campaign said just today that if donald trump becomes president, the u.s. will take in zero