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Posts tagged "Sen. Richard Durbin"

Dreaming of a future

Ernestina came to the United States from Mexico when she was 3 years old.Her parents brought her here and they overstayed a visa and became undocumented immigrants. Now she is 19 and has lived in Chicago all her life. She was the valedictorian of her high school class. She is a sophomore at a state... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 23, 2009 at 11:43 pm
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The Senate will confirm Sotomayor

This afternoon the Senate WILL vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as our next Supreme Court justice. I’m watching the Senators give their testimony this morning on C-SPAN. Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin gave a compelling argument why she should be confirmed. Clearly she is qualified.  She has served a combined 17 years on the federal bench... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 6, 2009 at 11:52 am
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Let undocumented youth reach their dreams

Andrea came to the United States from Mexico when she was 5 years old with her mother. Her father from Guatemala had migrated the year before. Andrea didn’t speak English, so she had to repeat kindergarten. But she learned English and excelled in high school graduating fourth in her class with a g.p.a. of 3.82... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 4, 2009 at 9:47 am
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