Madam Speaker. I rise today to try to do justice to a beautiful poem that won a national contest by Eliana Jaffee. And the contest is "Why Im Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants." And Eliana Jaffes poem is "Why Were Here." "That morning when the sun had risen. my shores. my seas. my hopes freed from prison. the poor. the rich. and all the forgiven came to me. "Go. ask that girl to compare. a life of despair to a breath of free air. ask her: Why are you here. not somewhere over there? "Shed say to you. that long ago. her ancestors came here. through hail. sleet and snow. Sunrise and sunset. they stayed there until the end. and when my job was finished. their hearts all had mends. "I have been many things. and most are quite clear. a haven. a refuge that people hold dear. "These waters of mine. so brilliant. so light. with hopes of tomorrow. a future. so bright. Coming from places of sadness and fear.
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