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>From LWVUS President Sania Irwin (Be sure to follow the link to read all of
it!).

Kim Reed
LWV of Glen Ellyn and Illinois

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By: Sania Irwin <https://www.lwv.org/about-us/staff-leadership/sania-irwin>
Why Immigration is Central to Our Nation
Blog / Last Updated: October 21, 2026

Few things are more deeply woven into the story of the United States than
immigration.

After all, with the exception of Indigenous Americans and the descendants
of enslaved people, every one of us is from an immigrant family...it's just
a matter of generation. We, or our parents, or our “great greats,” came
here from a foreign land, carrying hope for a better life. I myself left my
home country of Bangladesh (more on that later) to come to the United
States for college, and clearly, I stayed! ...

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