Posted on 08/19/2008 1:14:18 PM PDT by mngran2
Henry Cejudo called it the American dream.
The son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who had to work two jobs to keep food on the table, Cejudo gave the U.S. its first Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling in Beijing with a stunning win Tuesday over Japan's Tomohiro Matsunaga in the 55-kilogram (121 pounds) final
"I'm living the American dream right now, man," Cejudo, wrapped in an American flag, said moments after his win. "The United States is the land of opportunity. It's the best country in the world and I'm just glad to represent it."
A joyful Cejudo, 21, broke into tears on the mat at the end of the match, then took a victory lap around the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
"This is what I always wanted," he said. "The frustration was let out. The hard work and everything.
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Winning the gold medals Americans won’t win...except he IS an American Citizen.
He IS an American citizen.
Good for him but it doesn’t excuse the millions of illegals in this country.
Michelle Obama could learn a lot from this guy.
Come to think of it, so could Barack Obama.
That’s a nice story. His parents still broke the law.
Quite a few people think The Constitution says otherwise.
But, good on him.
I admire athletic prowess and hard work from any nationality.
Is he a proud American or did he parade with the Mexico flag? ...or both?
He must have been the ‘Anchor’ on the wrestling team.
So, mom’s in Colorado? Hmmm....
Mmmm hmmm..right...cuz madre said so, right? Or the misinterpretation of the 14th....or whatever, whatever feels gooooood....just do it...power to the people right on and all that...
Seems mama never got the amnesty and is still, er, undocumented...
Moral of the story, if we let in millions of illegals, one of them might win an Olympic gold medal for the US. Gee, if that isn’t good enough reason to open the borders....
Only the US flag, and it was the right side up (not upsidedown like BO's tickets)
He may have won, America certainly hasn't.
Too bad the other 19,999,999 don't feel and have the same ethics. Of course that would apply to most of our politicians as well
somehow I suspect there is more to this legal story.
If they were here this long it sounds like they took advantage of the rolling amnesty that immigration has for people.
Damn good wrestler. Is his match on tv tonite? I had to endure 50 minutes of table tennis last night just to see the quarterfinal in 2 weight classes..Yuck~!
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