She had one suitcase. a train ticket to Des Moines. IA. and $7. That is how my mother came to America. When she came. though. she was welcomed into the American community. She got married. obviously raised a family. She has since obviously passed away. but she became a productive citizen. a loyal American who gave a lot back to her adopted homeland. I know the current debate has stirred up a lot of passions. but this is nothing new. Across the centuries. successive waves of immigrantsGermans. Irish. and again on my fathers side my greatgrandfather. who was an immigrant from the northern part of Ireland. Chinese. Italians.
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