Our country's first Hispanic Justice tells graduates to work hard to succeed at their dreams. - - Donna Poisl
By Kelly Heyboer/The Star-Ledger
MAHWAH -- Three years ago, Sonia Sotomayor was a little-known appeals court judge sitting on a folding chair in the rain watching her godson graduate from Ramapo College. Yesterday, she was back on the Mahwah campus, this time as a U.S. Supreme Court justice and the commencement speaker.
"I never imagined I’d be up here," Sotomayor said in her address. "It is humbling, awe-inspiring and very, very moving."
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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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