A child of former undocumented immigrants from Mexico featured in the Oscar Nominated Documentary Spellbound. Her parents worked as ranch hands in order to provide her a future here in the U.S.
Accomplishments:
- Qualified for the National Spelling Bee
- Graduate of Texas A&M University
- Graduate student at the University of New Mexico
- Aspires to be a college professor
Everyone go out and rent Spellbound, you won't regret it.
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That's probably the girl who kicked my ass in my fourth grade spelling bee.
I'm working on a list of dreamers in the news and their stories and I hope to have it compliment the list Swim is making. And to be honest...it's a long list so far. Drain on our nation, indeed...
flash, add Erik Jovani Martinez to your list.
codex,
you "once knew American citizens who looked so Mexican" ?? Uh huh.
Welcome Will, we're happy to have you. Please check out the links I have regrading immigration.
Here's a quote that might interest you, "WASHINGTON — Immigrants — both legal and illegal — do not raise the rate of crime in the United States, according to a study released Monday.
In every ethnic group, incarceration rates among young men are lowest for immigrants, even those who are less educated."
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/171109
This is another great way to get DREAM Act out there - have people like Angela - who would be in our situation - come out and speak.
we need the Dream Act.
that is indeed a very touching film. everyone should go out and watch it.
Here is another story to blog about:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-granjeno17dec17,1,2774675.story
Its about a small border town whose residents are mostly people that have descended from those that were living there before Texas was part of the US.
Now, the INS wants to use eminent domain to seize their property so that a fence can be built.
Sorry here is the link:
A town against the wall
^ Thanks!
Such bravery on her part. Too bad I've seen cases where they do come out and than get deported. It is sad... :-(
Anglea is "legal". She is one of the lucky ones. Unfortunately, many don't have that option. That is why we need the DREAM Act.
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