Our country needs students like this one to stay here, go to university, start a business, hire workers, pay taxes, etc. - - Donna Poisl
BY ALFONSO CHARDY AND LAURA ISENSEE
More than 2,600 students and teachers at North Miami Senior High took to the streets Friday to protest an order by an immigration judge for their valedictorian, 18-year-old Daniela Pelaez, to depart the country.
The demonstration marked one of the biggest immigration protests in South Florida since 2004 when President George W. Bush first proposed the legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants.
The rally drew attention from national media and politicians including Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
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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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