Senator Edward Kennedy, 76, who was diagnosed with brain cancer on Tuesday, is in our thoughts this week. His commitment to securing comprehensive immigration reform has made him a hero in our community.
Senator Kennedy is a real giant of the Senate. He put immigration reform on the map and has worked tirelessly to try and ensure that undocumented immigrants are not exploited and find a fair way to ensure they can stay here legally.
Without his work this issue would not even be on the radar. He attended three of our ILIR rallies and his impassioned words in defense of the undocumented will stay with us for a long time. He's been an enormous friend to undocumented Irish as well as every single Irish person who's ever set foot in the United States.
We wish him the best in his battle against his illness and we are certain that if anyone can recover from this illness he can.
3 comments:
end of an era for irish america.a great man for all the less fortunate here.we were lucky to have been able to call him our friend..
Our thoughts & prayers are with you and your family Senator Kennedy, God Bless!
Senator Kennedy, I really hope you make a full recovery. You have been a true friend and our rock throughout this immigration nightmare.
Brigid
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