I think it s appropriate that we listen to the voices of those of Cuban descent who live now in America. These are the people who left home and family to come to our shores. and yet also those people who have not lost hope that perhaps once again they will be able to return to their homeland. free again. and unite with their families and friends. I would like to commend the attention of my colleagues to a piece which was written in commemoration of Cuban Independence Day by a Cuban refugee. I think it is particularly eloquent and moving: