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"We are a nation of immigrants": Biden celebrates the Latino footprint in Hispanic Heritage Month

2022-10-01T00:30:29.292Z


During a speech at the White House, the president addressed the millions of Latinos who live in the United States and told them: "You have enormous opportunities to make this country much better."


By EFE

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, highlighted this Thursday the "profound" impact that Latinos can have on the future of the country, at a celebration at the White House on the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month.

“It's not a joke, 26% of children who are in school today speak Spanish, 26%.

We had great waves of immigration before, but the thing is that you have enormous opportunities to make this country much better, “said the president in a speech.

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Biden affirmed that

"Hispanic history is American history"

and that this resides both in the dreams of those who have just arrived in the United States and in the legacy of families who have been in the country for generations.

"We are a nation of immigrants," said the president.

Latinos contribute a lot to the US economy and represent "the American dream of this era"

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23, 202201:51

Biden reiterated his commitment to “fixing” the immigration system by offering a path to citizenship for “Dreamers,” as well as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, farmworkers, and essential workers.

He recalled that two days after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers died last May, he visited that town and had the opportunity to see the families of the victims, in addition to attending a mass in a Catholic church.

Just as they were leaving the temple, one of the victims' grandmothers approached him and gave him a piece of paper asking him to "eliminate the invisible line" that divides the United States.

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In that sense, Biden assured that "together" they will erase that invisible line: "We have to do it," he remarked.

"America is about how we choose to see each other

," Biden said at another point in his speech, where he advocated treating each other with dignity and respect.

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated between September 15 and October 15 in the country and its creation dates back to 1968, when Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson established that celebration to commemorate the Latino roots of the United States.

Source: telemundo

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