Gloria Perea is the kind of person I want for my neighbor. She is the kind of person we want to recruit and keep in our country, not run off. She epitomizes the best of the American spirit and work ethic.
I have known Gloria in a professional capacity for about 15 years. She worked as a bilingual paraprofessional in the middle school where I teach and I have maintained contact with her since she moved on to the high school.
Gloria is a good mother. She has provided a positive home for her two children who were honor students through high school and who both attended college. In fact, her daughter who is preparing to be a teacher did a practicum with me as a part of her university studies.
Another time, Gloria agreed to allow my daughter to interview her for a college research project. Gloria graciously invited us into her neat, clean home, served us refreshments, and shared some of her stories to help my daughter’s research project.
Gloria contributes positively to our community. She works hard. Gloria isn’t one to blow her own horn, but when teachers speak of her, they speak in the superlative. “She is amazing! She works hard and makes every minute count. She is so smart and intelligent!” She was recognized by the Colorado Association of …show more content…
I am concerned that deportation would unnecessarily endanger her. I have another friend who was born and raised in Mexico. She is now an American citizen, but her remaining family in Mexico has warned her not to return to visit because of the violence there and the fact that her now Americanized style would make her a target of the gangs and cartels. Kidnapping, extortion, rape, robbery, and even massacres are now common occurrences for everyone, and especially to those who are returning from the U.S. Women are at particular risk along the border states, and Chihuahua most of all. There is NO excuse for putting Gloria at
I have known Gloria in a professional capacity for about 15 years. She worked as a bilingual paraprofessional in the middle school where I teach and I have maintained contact with her since she moved on to the high school.
Gloria is a good mother. She has provided a positive home for her two children who were honor students through high school and who both attended college. In fact, her daughter who is preparing to be a teacher did a practicum with me as a part of her university studies.
Another time, Gloria agreed to allow my daughter to interview her for a college research project. Gloria graciously invited us into her neat, clean home, served us refreshments, and shared some of her stories to help my daughter’s research project.
Gloria contributes positively to our community. She works hard. Gloria isn’t one to blow her own horn, but when teachers speak of her, they speak in the superlative. “She is amazing! She works hard and makes every minute count. She is so smart and intelligent!” She was recognized by the Colorado Association of …show more content…
I am concerned that deportation would unnecessarily endanger her. I have another friend who was born and raised in Mexico. She is now an American citizen, but her remaining family in Mexico has warned her not to return to visit because of the violence there and the fact that her now Americanized style would make her a target of the gangs and cartels. Kidnapping, extortion, rape, robbery, and even massacres are now common occurrences for everyone, and especially to those who are returning from the U.S. Women are at particular risk along the border states, and Chihuahua most of all. There is NO excuse for putting Gloria at