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Mike Rogers: “You can still come from nowhere. It doesn't matter. Your zip…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Michigan Business Beat | Former Congressman Michael Rogers Cybersecurity, Civility and Policy in '23

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

And we thought, maybe let's try to change the narrative. What if we started a group, got out around and started talking to people about, hey, this is still an amazing country. You can still come from nowhere. It doesn't matter. Your zip code, your country, it doesn't matter the color of your skin. You can do anything you want in this country if you're willing to work for it. The opportunity is here. Oh, it absolutely is. Like nowhere else in the world, by the way. And so we thought, let's get out and start sharing those stories. (02:31–02:40)

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Asserts that in the U.S., anyone can achieve anything regardless of their background if they are willing to work for it.

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