Danielle Daversa
of
Wethersfield, CT

I'm glad we have an immigrant nation,

Without immigrants, the U.S. would have no creation

Each and every person is unique

From each and every mountain peak

It doesn't matter the color of your skin,

What really matters is what's within

Our ancestors came from all around,

Their ideas and customs make the world go 'round

I'm glad the U.S. has many religions

It shows we can all be one with many divisions

Immigrants come here to be free

And to live in harmony

Immigrants give us good devices,

Like silk, fur, foods and spices

Immigrants may help us find ways

To make the U.S. last for many days

So now you see what immigrants do,

Because of them, there's me and you.

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This poem won second place in the
'Why I'm Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants'
in Connecticut, 2002