This school is 90% Hispanic, with 82% of the senior class already accepted into college. It is a finalist in the contest to get the President to speak at graduation. - - Donna Poisl
Jessica Robinson
BRIDGEPORT, Wash. - One of six finalists in the competition to win a commencement address from President Obama is the high school in the tiny north-central Washington town of Bridgeport. Voting in the national contest ends this Friday. Correspondent Jessica Robinson reports nearly all the students in Bridgeport are first-generation Americans.
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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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