Hola! It's Miguel! Hope you are all doing very well. Even since Senor Romney lost, we Latinos have been working tirelessly to ensure that Congress does not forget about us. As you might recall, Romney promised great things for Latinos, including encouraging Latinos to return to their homeland and bring prosperity there as a result of our American experience.
Sadly, his Presidency was not to be. But do not lose hope. Congress has taken up the fight and things are looking up. In recent months Congress has promised to take up immigration reform. The time has come for our people to finally have the respect we deserve.
In fact, a recent survey showed that "a majority of Latinos -- 56 percent -- had a favorable view of Congress, up from about 35 percent who held such a view in November 2011. That could be in part thanks to work on immigration reform, an issue most Latino voters support and place high on their list of priorities."
This is truly an exciting time. And while some of you might still be in doubt with all of the talk of us being "illegals," I think you will find that this Congress is starting to change its song. For example, just this week Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) said:
My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes...It takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. Its all done by machine.
You see? Republican's know that picking tomatoes is important work and want to see us doing it while learning new technology too! What a country! And although machines cannot compare to an endless day of hard labor, it is important that they remember what our ancestors provided. And what is the big deal about calling us wetbacks? It is what we call each other. I always saw it as a term of endearment.
So get on board mi amigos! Republicans and Congress are looking out for us. Once the gay people are able to get married it won't be long before we Latinos can marry this great country! Vaya con dios. Adios!
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