Columbus Day is recognized as a legal holiday and is so celebrated in honor of the great navigator. Christopher Columbus. whose great deeds brought about the settlement of th3 New World by the Old. It is quite fitting that the House today be reminded of the inspiring story of Italian immigrants who made their way through our cities. towns. and villages during the early years of this century. These were the youngest of our new immigrants. so typical of those who came to America seeking refuge. opportunity. and the chance to grow in a young country. More often as not they came with a few earthly possessions. but loving relatives and loyal friends who had come before them provided for their needs until they had found jobs and became used to this new land of opportunity. Here in America they found work. happiness. and the chance to raise their families under advantages of which they never before had dreamed.
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