[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I speak on behalf of immigrants. Sometimes 
heroes come from the least expected places. Such is the case of Edwin 
Ramirez from Pacoima, California. Ramirez, despite his obstacles, 
successfully built small businesses with his brother.
  In 1990, as a parent and a leader with a vision, he quickly rose as a 
leader in his local PTA and within Los Angeles Unified School District. 
Ramirez also founded and became president of the Pacoima Neighborhood 
Council to voice concerns of his community.
  Edwin Ramirez is an example of the American dream and a hero in the 
community. Edwin is an immigrant. It is because of Edwin Ramirez and 
other role models like him that our country has always welcomed 
immigrants.
  For those reasons, on behalf of the American dream, I urge my 
colleagues to support comprehensive immigration on behalf of the 12 
million to 14 million people here in the United States.

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