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Watch 6-Year-Old Sophie Cruz Give One Of The Best Speeches Of The Women's March

Si se puede.
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Young immigration activist Sophie Cruz amazed a crowd of hundreds of thousands with her rousing speech of hope and love at the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday. 

Joined on stage by her parents and younger sister, 6-year-old Cruz told the crowd that she had joined the demonstration to make “a chain of love to protect our families.”

“Let us fight with love, faith and courage so that our families will not be destroyed,” Cruz said. “I also want to tell the children not to be afraid, because we are not alone. There are still many people that have their hearts filled with love. Let’s keep together and fight for the rights. God is with us.”

Cruz made headlines in 2015 when on behalf of her undocumented parents, she bravely asked the Pope to support the protection of DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents). 

Cruz also delivered her speech in Spanish, ending with a rousing chant of “Si se puede! Si se puede!” 

Cruz melted hearts on Saturday, but more importantly, she’s broadening minds. Her powerful message about the future of the country wasn’t just a touching moment ― it was history in the making.

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Women's Marches Around The World
Australia(01 of45)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Protesters hold up banners in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21 : People hold banners as they gather for a rally, protesting US new President Donald Trump following his inauguration on January 21, 2017 in front of the Parliament House, in Melbourne, Australia on January 21, 2017. Rights groups, mostly includes women, marched in solidarity with Americans to speak out against misogyny, bigotry and hatred. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: People display banners in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Protesters take part in the Melbourne rally to protest against the Trump Inauguration on January 21, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Wayne Taylor via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JANUARY 21: An infant is held aloft at a protest against new U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those protesting in Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Brook Mitchell via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Leila Williams displays a banner as she sits on her fathers shoulders in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: People display banners in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
France(08 of45)
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A woman holds a placard picturing US actress Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia and reading 'Woman's place is in t he resistance' during a rally in solidarity with supporters of the Women's March taking place in Washington and many other cities on January 21, 2017 in Lyon, southeastern France, one day after the inauguration of the US President. Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Washington Women's March in defense of press freedom, women's and human rights following the official inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. (credit:JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protestors hold a placard reading 'Respect for American women' during a 'Women's March' organized by Feminist and human rights groups in solidarity with women marching in Washington and around the world for their rights and against the reactionary politics of the newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump, at the Old Port (Vieux Port) of Marseille, southern France, on January 21, 2017. (credit:BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Women hold placards reading 'My pussy my choice' and 'Women's rights are human right' during a rally in solidarity with supporters of the Women's March taking place in Washington and many other cities on January 21, 2017 in Lyon, southeastern France, one day after the inauguration of the US President. Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Washington Women's March in defense of press freedom, women's and human rights following the official inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. (credit:JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)
London(11 of45)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: An image of President Donald Trump is seen on a placard during the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in London, England. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women�s rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Protesters listen to speeches in Trafalgar Square, London. (credit:John Stillwell - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: A protester wears a blanket with 'Love U, Trump Hate' during the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in London, England. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women�s rights to be recognized around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UK - JANUARY 21: Protestors carry banners past the American Embassy at Grosvenor square during the Women's march. About half a million demonstrators participate in London as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency on January 21, 2017. The London march is one of almost 700 sister marches taking place in over sixty countries, organizers aim to highlight women's rights issues, which they perceive to be under threat from the new US administration. (credit:David Mbiyu via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UK - JANUARY 21: A woman dressed as the statue of liberty with others dressed as suffagetes stand at the front of the Women's March in London as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency on January 21, 2017. The London march is one of almost 700 sister marches taking place in over sixty countries, organizers aim to highlight women's rights issues, which they perceive to be under threat from the new US administration. (credit:David Mbiyu via Getty Images)
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Protesters at Trafalgar Square in London during a march to promote women's rights in the wake of the US election result. (credit:Gareth Fuller - PA Images via Getty Images)
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Women hold posters as they take part in a march for women's rights and freedom in solidarity with the march organised in Washington, on January 21, 2017 in Pristina. Hundreds of thousands of protesters spearheaded by women's rights groups are set to converge on Washington to send a defiant message to America's new president, Donald Trump. Powered by social media, the 'Women's March on Washington' aims to draw 200,000 people, illustrating the divisions of a country whose incoming leader faces levels of public mistrust unseen in recent decades. / AFP / Armend NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
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Women hold posters as they take part in a march for women's rights and freedom in solidarity with the march organised in Washington, on January 21, 2017 in Pristina. Hundreds of thousands of protesters spearheaded by women's rights groups are set to converge on Washington to send a defiant message to America's new president, Donald Trump. Powered by social media, the 'Women's March on Washington' aims to draw 200,000 people, illustrating the divisions of a country whose incoming leader faces levels of public mistrust unseen in recent decades. / AFP / Armend NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
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ACCRA, GHANA - JANUARY 21: Women gather in front of the US Embassy in Accra to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington in Accra, Ghana on January 21, 2017. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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People take part in the Women's March in front of the USA embassy in Accra on January 21, 2017.Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Washington Women's March in defense of press freedom, women's and human rights following the official inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. / AFP / CRISTINA ALDEHUELA (Photo credit should read CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CRISTINA ALDEHUELA via Getty Images)
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ACCRA, GHANA - JANUARY 21: Women gather in front of the US Embassy in Accra to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington in Accra, Ghana on January 21, 2017. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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People take part in the Women's March in front of the USA embassy in Accra on January 21, 2017. Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Washington Women's March in defense of press freedom, women's and human rights following the official inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. (credit:CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images)
Spain(23 of45)
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MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 21: A women shouts slogans as she holds a placard reading 'Love. Trump. Hate.' during a demonstration in front of the US Embassy on January 21, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. Different organizations called for a demonstration under the slogan 'Let's lift the resistance against Trump' in front of US Embassy in Madrid. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 21: A girl holds a placard reading 'Trump, world danger' (C) amid other protesters during a demonstration in front of the US Embassy on January 21, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. Different organizations called for a demonstration under the slogan 'Let's lift the resistance against Trump' in front of US Embassy in Madrid. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)
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BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 21: Demonstrators make their way during the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
Hungary(26 of45)
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A participant holds her placard reading 'We slay' in front of the U.S. Embassy building at Szabadsag (Freedom) square of Budapest downtown on January 21, 2017 during a women protesters march in a rally against US President Donald Trump following his inauguration. A Women's March kicked off, the first of a series of global protests in defence of women's rights, as demonstrators rally against Donald Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th president of United States on January 20. (credit:TTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Participants create a human-chain and walk on Lanchid (Chain Bridge) in Budapest downtown on January 21, 2017 during a women protesters march in a rally against US President Donald Trump following his inauguration. A Women's March kicked off, the first of a series of global protests in defence of women's rights, as demonstrators rally against Donald Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th president of United States on Januray 20. (credit:ATTILA KISBENEDEK via Getty Images)
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A person holds a heart-shaped cardboard during a rally against US newly sworn-in President Donald Trump in Rome on January 21, 2017, a day after Trump's inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of protesters spearheaded by women's rights groups are set to converge on Washington to send a defiant message to America's new president, Donald Trump. Less than 24 hours after entering the White House, Trump will be faced with a show of force by demonstrators united by a common dread of what his presidency holds in store. (credit:TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protesters in front of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy during the Women's March on January 21, 2017. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protesters in front of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy during the Women's March on January 21, 2017. The Women's March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion and for women's rights to be recognised around the world as human rights. Global marches are now being held, on the same day, across seven continents. (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Czech Republic(31 of45)
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People take part in a rally in solidarity with supporters of the Women's March taking place in Washington and many other cities on January 21, 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic, one day after the inauguration of the US President. Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Washington Women's March in defense of press freedom, women's and human rights following the official inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. (credit:MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images)
New Zealand(32 of45)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 21: Thousands of people march up Queen Street on January 21, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. The marches in New Zealand were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (credit:Fiona Goodall via Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 21: Thousands of people march up Queen Street on January 21, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. The marches in New Zealand were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women's rights and human rights. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) (credit:Fiona Goodall via Getty Images)
Greece(34 of45)
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Refugee women holds signs and wave flags during an demonstration in Athens on January 21, 2017, in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington, one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
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Migrants and refugees demonstrate in Athens on January 21, 2017. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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A child carries a sign as migrants and refugees demonstrate in Athens on January 21, 2017. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Kenya(37 of45)
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NAIROBI, KENYA - JANUARY 21: Women gather to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington at Karura Forest in Nairobi, Kenya on January 21, 2017. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NAIROBI, KENYA - JANUARY 21: Women gather to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington at Karura Forest in Nairobi, Kenya on January 21, 2017. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NAIROBI, KENYA - JANUARY 21: Women gather to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington at Karura Forest in Nairobi, Kenya on January 21, 2017. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Thailand(40 of45)
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A mother and daughter hug as the organizers of the women's solidarity event give a speech on the importance of action and women's rights on January 21, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. (credit:Lauren DeCicca via Getty Images)
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People take part in rally held in solidarity with the upcoming Women's March in a show of support for equal rights at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 January 2017. (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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People take part in rally held in solidarity with the upcoming Women's March in a show of support for equal rights at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 January 2017. (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators gather to protest against US President Donald Trump in front of the US Embassy on January 21, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (credit:Horacio Villalobos - Corbis via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators gather to protest against US President Donald Trump in front of the US Embassy on January 21, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (credit:Horacio Villalobos - Corbis via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators gather to protest against US President Donald Trump in front of the US Embassy on January 21, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (credit:Horacio Villalobos - Corbis via Getty Images)
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