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...White people] think we have it easy, that we don't pay taxes," says Fernanda, 19, whose parents were deported in the April raid. "They don't know how hard it is to get ahead here...
...Fernanda has been in the U.S. since the eighth grade and graduated last year from Beardstown Middle/High School. Those five years of public education represent a significant investment by the U.S. government. And what's the return on that investment? Fernanda had dreams of going to college to study nursing, and Beardstown badly needs bilingual nurses. But she's illegal, and after the deportation of her parents, she has to support the entire family. So she's looking for work at local hog farms, a manual-labor job that does not make the most of her talents. "There...
...Some would argue that Fernanda should not have been schooled on our dime in the first place. But the reality is that Fernanda is here in the U.S. to stay. She's not going back to Mexico. Amnesty would offer millions like her a fighting chance at self-sufficiency and social mobility...
...claim the fourth and fifth games, 9-6 and 9-2. Harvard got three-game wins from sophomore No. 3 Jen Blumberg—9-7, 9-5, 9-2 over Ashley Clackson—and junior No. 6 Lydia Williams, 9-3, 9-1, 9-3, over Fernanda Rocha. Duboc rallied from a first-game loss to beat Isa Restrepo 1-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-4. Despite the Harvard loss, the Ivy title, which is to be decided in dual matches, remained up for grabs. “It’s good that Trinity?...
Sophomore Audrey Duboc dropped an extended 3-0 decision at No. 4 to Lauren Polonich. But co-captain Hilary Thorndike notched a quick 3-0 win at No. 8, and sophomore No. 6 Lydia Williams fended off a rally by Fernanda Rocha to win her match 3-2 and keep the teams tied at 2-2 midway through the contest...