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Immigrants Play a Key Role on U.S. Olympic Team
August 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than 30 foreigners are on the team representing the United States at the London Olympic Games, and all are living examples of how much immigrants are contributing to their adopted country. continue reading »
Olympic Medal Winning Mexican-American Cherishes Citizenship
October 8, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Immigration News
'For me not to be able to call myself American would be like a death in the family,' said 23-year-old Henry Cejudo. Born in South Central Los Angeles to undocumented Mexican immigrants, Cejudo won an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but he says his U.S. citizenship means more to him than any medal. continue reading »