Maria sent me a letter to tell me her story, and she wrote:
I, as a Dreamer, am being truly affected by not knowing
what will happen with my future. Since we moved here, I have
learned what the meaning of true work ethic is and how to be
a positive asset to our nation. Being a DACA recipient means
I can never have a criminal record, I pay taxes, I have a
great job teaching our youth, and am still working hard to
continue my education. . . . I am here thanks to the
selflessness and courage my mother showed, and I believe any
parent would do the same for their children without
hesitation. My mother followed all the rules to quickly
become a true hard working member of this nation. In her letter, Maria told me all she wanted was a chance to follow
the rules, show her potential, and continue working as a teacher. Maria's story is both an immigrant's story and an American story. It
is a story about what happens when we give Dreamers a chance. Maria's
story is no different from Sergey Brin's, the cofounder of Google who
came here from Russia. It is no different from Madeleine Albright's,
the first female Secretary of State, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. It is no different from that of John Muir's, a Scottish immigrant, or
that of Joseph Pulitzer's, a Hungarian immigrant, or that of Albert
Einstein's, a German refugee. Dreamers' stories are no different from my own. My grandfather was
born in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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