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Henry Cejudo captures gold [Illegal immigrant anchor baby wins for US]
LA Times ^ | 8/19/08 | Kevin Baxter

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; heisanamerican; illegal; immigrant; immigrantlist; olympics
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1 posted on 08/19/2008 1:14:18 PM PDT by mngran2
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Winning the gold medals Americans won’t win...except he IS an American Citizen.


2 posted on 08/19/2008 1:15:56 PM PDT by JRios1968 (I doubled the pressure in my Obamas, now my fuel gauge runs backwards and my tank is overflowing!)
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To: mngran2

He IS an American citizen.


3 posted on 08/19/2008 1:17:35 PM PDT by Dog (We have entered into the realm of 9/10 all over again...Lord help us.)
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To: mngran2

Good for him but it doesn’t excuse the millions of illegals in this country.


4 posted on 08/19/2008 1:18:09 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
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To: mngran2
Congratulations Henry.
5 posted on 08/19/2008 1:18:09 PM PDT by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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"The United States is the land of opportunity. It's the best country in the world and I'm just glad to represent it."

Michelle Obama could learn a lot from this guy.

Come to think of it, so could Barack Obama.

6 posted on 08/19/2008 1:18:35 PM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood (Tagline.)
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To: mngran2

That’s a nice story. His parents still broke the law.


7 posted on 08/19/2008 1:18:53 PM PDT by Sterm26 (Death before Dhimmitude!)
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To: JRios1968

Quite a few people think The Constitution says otherwise.

But, good on him.
I admire athletic prowess and hard work from any nationality.


8 posted on 08/19/2008 1:19:18 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: mngran2

Is he a proud American or did he parade with the Mexico flag? ...or both?


9 posted on 08/19/2008 1:19:35 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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He must have been the ‘Anchor’ on the wrestling team.


10 posted on 08/19/2008 1:20:31 PM PDT by AU72
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To: mngran2

So, mom’s in Colorado? Hmmm....


11 posted on 08/19/2008 1:21:17 PM PDT by peggybac (Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
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To: Dog
He IS an American citizen

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...

12 posted on 08/19/2008 1:21:19 PM PDT by Regulator (Obama = Mugabe)
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To: mngran2
Hey, if it doesn't look like this it aint real wrasslin.


13 posted on 08/19/2008 1:21:46 PM PDT by AreaMan
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To: JRios1968

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....


14 posted on 08/19/2008 1:23:49 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: TexasCajun
Is he a proud American or did he parade with the Mexico flag? ...or both?

Only the US flag, and it was the right side up (not upsidedown like BO's tickets)

15 posted on 08/19/2008 1:23:56 PM PDT by YellowRoseofTx (Evil is not the opposite of God; it's the absence of God)
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To: mngran2
Put Henry Cejudo's stunning accomplishment as an American citizen on one side of this little device ... and put all of the downside of anchor babies and illegal immigration on the other side ...

He may have won, America certainly hasn't.

16 posted on 08/19/2008 1:25:34 PM PDT by tx_eggman (Privatizing profits and socializing losses is no way to run an economy)
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"The United States is the land of opportunity. It's the best country in the world and I'm just glad to represent it."

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

17 posted on 08/19/2008 1:27:34 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Election '08, the year McCain defined the word "dilemma")
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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.


18 posted on 08/19/2008 1:28:22 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: JRios1968

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~!


19 posted on 08/19/2008 1:28:56 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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