Did you hear the story of Gac Filipaj, the Columbia University janitor who graduated with a degree in classics?
http://news.yahoo.com/video/newyorkcbs2-15751042/columbia-janitor-is-now-columbia-graduate-29232319.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fnewyorkcbs2-15751042%252Fcolumbia-janitor-is-now-columbia-graduate-29232319.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144043/Columbia-University-janitor-Gac-Filipaj-swaps-jumpsuit-cap-gown-graduate-honors.html
What a fantastic and inspirational story this is. What a fantastic country the Unites States is that people can come and achieve so much. I don't have a whole lot to say today except this: Thank God for the new blood that flows into this country, both legal and illegal. During my twenty-five years at the Burlington County Board of Social Services, I saw my share of immigrants and refugees. Contrary to popular belief, there was not much in the way of benefits that they could get. These people took little, worked hard, and learned English the best that they could. Few of them will ever do what Mr. Filipaj did, but their children might.
And there's always the light side:
http://comedians.jokes.com/loni-love/videos/loni-love---leave-the-immigrants-here
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