I rise today to honor Alfredo Flores Senior. a constituent of mine who on August 10th will celebrate his 100th birthday. Mr. Flores was born in Muzquiz. a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Caught in the crossfire of the Mexican Revolution. Flores immigrated to the United States when he was just 15 years old. Then a young man. he found himself in a strange country with an absent father and a mother and sister who relied on him to put food on the table. And while the Great Depression greeted him on his 18th birthday. he built a business that thrived despite the difficult odds that he faced.
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