Political Quotes

“over the last couple of weekends, I have attended two events of the Hmong Americans who populate Wisconsin. Wisconsin has the third highest Hmong population in the country. I always love to talk about the Hmong because they came here not knowing a word of English, or many of them did not know a word of English. Nevertheless, they have largely succeeded. I like to have conversations with somebody maybe in their sixties or seventies, and I ask them how many children they have. Then, I ask them how many grandchildren they have, how many brothers and sisters they have, and how many nieces and nephews they have. The Hmong came here with big families, like recent immigrants frequently do, so they might be here with 40 or 50 children or grandchildren plus nieces and nephews. Then, I ask them how they are doing. How many of all of these children did not graduate from high school? None. How many of these 40 grandchildren or nieces or nephews had any problems with the law? None. How many of the young gals got pregnant out of wedlock? None. They all seem to be succeeding, despite the fact that they came here with all of these supposed disadvantages. I would like to, one more time, salute the Hmong, who prove that anybody who comes here and works hard can succeed.”