Quote from an Article in The Salt Lake Tribune

By: Jill Biden

First published Dec 08 2010

"Every day, I witness people all across this country making extraordinary efforts to improve their lives — and the lives of their families. However, too many motivated young people who grew up in America, today find themselves in a black hole after graduating from high school and seeking to take the next step. Every year, 65,000 students, many of whom have excelled academically and have been part of their community — in high school athletics, in student government or academic clubs, and as volunteers — find out that they were brought to the United States as children, but never gained legal status. Their dreams, and their talent, are put on hold.

This means their potential contributions to our economy and our nation are put on hold too. Future doctors, scientists, EMTs, health care workers, teachers, and entrepreneurs are waiting in the wings.

An astounding 35,000 of those service members today are not U.S. citizens and about 8,000 permanent residents, who are not yet citizens, enlist every year. These service members are prepared to make the greatest sacrifice for our country and have earned the right to be called Americans."