This is a very interesting history of our Secretary of Labor and how close she came to skipping college and being content in a receptionist job. A former teacher helped her see that she had more important things to do. - - Donna Poisl
Rob Kuznia -- HispanicBusiness.com
When Hilda Solis was a senior in high school, just a few weeks away from graduation, she wasn't thinking about college.
Instead, the daughter of immigrant parents who met in citizenship class wanted to be a receptionist, or -- if she was really lucky -- a county clerk, like her older sister.
But one day, a chance encounter changed everything. Walking through the halls at La Puente High School in her native Los Angeles County, the teenage Solis bumped into her former seventh-grade history teacher.
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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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