This Union leader, who is fighting for the DREAM Act, uses his experiences as an immigrant to help in the fight. - - Donna Poisl
By Luz Lazo
That April 10 nearly six years ago was one of Jaime Contreras’s defining moments.
People arrived on the Mall by the tens of thousands, waving American flags and chanting in Spanish, “Yes, we can!”
Contreras, 37, still vividly remembers the vigor of more than a quarter of a million people demanding immigration reform.
“I was proud. . . . The thing that made me the most nervous was [thinking], ‘Where do we go from here?’ ” Contreras said.
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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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