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Roland Gutierrez: another day, another story of a senior or a person with a disability who will suffer because this Congress decided to…

On the recordMay 1, 1997
another day, another story of a senior or a person with a disability who will suffer because this Congress decided to take away vital benefits from legal immigrants. Unfortunately, since we only have 92 days to go, I cannot tell the Members every story. Today I have time to tell about Cheslaw Matyszcyk. Cheslaw worked in Poland as a Solidarity member, working hard, taking care of his family and being part of the movement that swept away communism. He came to America to provide a better future for his family, and he did. He worked hard every day at Ford Motor Co. until an accident left him disabled and unable to continue in the work force, even though he would give anything, anything to continue to provide for himself and his family. But since 92 days is not enough to tell every story, let me have Cheslaw tell you about himself: "I am not without hope. I believe in America, and that the government of the United States won't hurt me." Cheslaw came to our country, gave to our country, and still believes in our country. Let us show him he has a reason to believe, and stand up for legal immigrants.
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Roland Gutierrez

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Addressing the impact of Congress's decisions on legal immigrants and sharing the story of Cheslaw Matyszcyk.

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