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Old 01-13-2008, 08:36 PM
 
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The life of Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, a former illegal immigrant, may sound like a movie script, but it is no fiction.
Twenty years ago, he hopped a border fence from Mexico into the United States and became a migrant farmworker.
Today, he is a neurosurgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins University, and a researcher who is looking for a breakthrough in the treatment of brain cancer.
NPR : Farmworker to Surgeon: Immigrant Lives Dream
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Old 01-13-2008, 08:38 PM
 
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Wow.. who would of thought. Excellent article!
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Old 01-13-2008, 08:39 PM
 
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budding neurosurgeons



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Old 01-13-2008, 08:42 PM
 
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budding neurosurgeons



You never know.
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Old 01-13-2008, 08:44 PM
 
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Since the intent was humor it wasnt a stupid post after all. You should watch the personal attacks however.


And I bet a good % of illegals are or become porfessionals. I'd also bet very few of those are Mexican illegals
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Old 01-13-2008, 11:30 PM
 
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The fact is he did come here illegally. I realize he's a citizen now. But he's a prime example of why we need the borders secured. Because the fact is he took an opportunity away from an American.
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Old 01-14-2008, 12:01 AM
 
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I'll be willing to bet he'd still operate and scrape the brain cancer out of even an avowed anti-immigration patient.

The man is not the only example that shoots holes in the pop culture theory that all illegals are lazy, and have no ambition,

.....or that they have no desire to be constructive contributing members of society.

He's sure not killing and raping people, now is he.....

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Old 01-14-2008, 05:55 AM
 
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one out of 20 or 30 million.. WOW!
mexicans are really moving up!

gee, I wonder where the thousands of American dollars came from to educate him in the first place!

AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS AT WORK..
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Old 01-14-2008, 06:02 AM
 
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The fact is he did come here illegally. I realize he's a citizen now. But he's a prime example of why we need the borders secured. Because the fact is he took an opportunity away from an American.
Nonsense.
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Old 01-14-2008, 06:04 AM
 
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one out of 20 or 30 million.. WOW!
mexicans are really moving up!

gee, I wonder where the thousands of American dollars came from to educate him in the first place!

AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS AT WORK..
Where do you get the notion that undocumented immigrants get a free college education?
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