During her tenure in my office. Eleonor was an asset to me and the constituents of the 32nd District of California. Eleonors hard work. dedication. and skills are the reasons why I promoted her twice during her time in the office: from staff assistant to legislative correspondent in 2004 and from legislative correspondent to legislative assistant in March Eleonor immigrated to the United States from Peru when she was just 13 years old. Her experience as a young woman assimilating to the United States provided her an invaluable perspective on issues such as immigration. education. trade. and Latino issues. Eleonors fluency in Spanish has been of great service to my office since over half of my constituents do not speak English as their first language at home. Eleonor has demonstrated a keen grasp of the complex issues involved in the ongoing immigration debate in the House of Representatives. Eleonor coordinated a number of signon letters and drafted Dear Colleague letters about immigration. trade. and education. Recently. Eleonor drafted a letter to President Bush expressing deep disappointment regarding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increased fee structure for naturalization and asking him to work with Congress to create a fairer system. During her time in my office. Eleonor spearheaded two pieces of legislation: H.
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