Saturday, March 21, 2009

Latinos' financial success, political clout increasing

In only four years this young woman has learned English, gotten a good job and applied for citizenship. It shows what hard work and determination can accomplish. - - Donna Poisl

By PATRICIO G. BALONA, Staff writer

DELAND -- The nights Geraldine Herrera went to bed hungry in Nicaragua are now just part of the story she tells about growing up in Central America.

Her life has changed for the better since she arrived in Deltona with a green card her father helped her get from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

She could not speak English when she arrived in June 2005 but learned the language in seven months through classes for English for Speakers of Other Languages at Seminole Community College.

English is now such a solid language for Herrera it's hard during a conversation to tell she's only been in the United States three years. And recently, after graduation in December, Bank of America hired her as a sales and service specialist.
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1 comment:

Rory Pirrie said...

This is why Legal immigration can be such a positive thing. One can only applaud Geraldines resiliance and pesistance in doing so well.