It is so amazing, the amount of work it takes for immigrants to get to the point where they can speak the language, and function every day as Americans. Such determination! DP
By Vesna Jaksic
The Advocate, Stamford: As she waited for her computer class to start, Veronica Cabezas skimmed through newspaper classified ads for jobs.
"I check every day," the 25-year-old Ecuadorian said. "I'm looking for maybe baby-sitting, housekeeping."
But finding work has been difficult because of her limited English and lack of references in the United States, so Cabezas enrolled in Project Succeed, a program that teaches English, computer, job-hunting and other skills.
A new group of students, mostly recent immigrants, started their semester in Project Succeed last week. Some had never seen a computer until they moved to the United States. Others have years of computer training but need to learn English and improve their job-hunting skills. But as the program's name suggests, all aim to succeed in their new home.
"Everybody here has a story, and everybody's story is different," said Roslyn Nesin, program administrator of Stamford Adult and Continuing Education, which holds the class at the Adult Learning Center on Washington Boulevard.
Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.
This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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