Mr. Speaker. I rise today to remind my fellow colleagues about the contributions of immigrants to America. In an article in the New York Daily News. published June 16. 2006. Mr. Errol Louis told us about the opportunities that America has given immigrants to leap from "humble. grinding work to middleclass prosperity." Idrisul Alam. whose father has been a cook at the WaldorfAstoria for the past 9 years. is one of the many who was given the chance to make something of herself. She graduated first in her class at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Brooklyn. speaks four languages. was an editor of her school newspaper. was a student government officer. and raised money for earthquake victims in Pakistan. She is planning on studying engineering at Columbia University this coming fall.
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