[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1201]
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                    CONGRATULATIONS TO SARA BONILLA

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                            HON. FRANK RIGGS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 1998

  Mr. RIGGS. Mr. Speaker, Sara Bonilla was born in the small town of 
Cartago, Costa Rica on May 15, 1956. She is the proud mother of three 
sons, Fabian Martinez, Juan Carlos and Reuben Augusto, who reside in 
Batann, Limon, Costa Rica. In 1989, Sara came to the United States to 
live with relatives in Los Angeles, California.
  Since Sara arrived in the United States, she has worked very hard at 
many different jobs, oftentimes two at a time, to assist her family in 
Costa Rica. Sara enrolled in and completed classes in both English and 
computers at a local college. One of the biggest highlights in her 
life--as well as a big step in her independence--was when she received 
her driver's license and purchased a used automobile.
  Over the years, Sara has constantly sought to improve her English 
proficiency and her job skills. Today, after ten years, Sara is 
reaching her goal. Today, at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, 
California, Sara Bonilla will be sworn in as a citizen of the United 
States. I offer Sara my congratulations, from one American to another.

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