It is the only home they know. They are assimilated and acculturated into American society. They are American in every sense except their technical legal status. And they have beaten the odds in their young lives. The high school dropout rate among undocumented immigrants is 50 percent. compared to 21 percent for legal immigrants and 11 percent for nativeborn Americans. These children have demonstrated the kind of determination and commitment that makes them successful students and points the way to the significant contributions they will make in their lives. These children are tomorrows doctors. nurses. teachers. policemen. firefighters. soldiers. and Senators.
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