And. it is because Barbara Jordan has died that each of us must never stop insisting upon that place. That is our challenge. The Statue of Liberty was closed during the Government shutdownsan inauspicious symbol of todays America. But. to the end. Barbara Jordan stood fighting for fundamentals. As chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. her most recent public service post. she stated. "It was immigration that taught us. it does not matter where you came from. or who your parents were. What counts is who you are." I shall continue to quote Barbara Jordan. The pearls of wisdom she shared with us in life. live on through death.
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