I cannot imagine my grandmother and grandfather, whom I never knew,
making the decision to come to a country where they didn't even speak
the language,
giving up everything and leaving it behind in their mother country of
Lithuania to try a new country called the United States of America. That story has been repeated millions of times, and thank goodness it
has. They not only brought strong backs and strong minds, but they
brought with them a part of their DNA, which was a DNA of culture,
courage, and determination, and I think that is part of who we are as
Americans--and proud to be. Let me tell you the story of one of these Dreamers, as I call them,
or DACA young people. All of my speeches notwithstanding, these stories
tell more about this situation than anything I could possibly say. This
is Maria Rocha.
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Immigrants bring strong backs, strong minds, culture, courage, and determination.