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Article: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Is Proud to Be American.(Cuban immigrant elected to Congress)(Interview)
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- Insight on the News
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- February 22, 1999
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The sixth-term congresswoman -- a Cuban immigrant and the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress -- says we all should have a greater appreciation for America and her principles.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen first arrived in the United States at the age of 7 with her parents fleeing Castro's communist dictatorship. At 30, she became the first Hispanic elected to the Florida Legislature. And in 1989, winning the House seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Rep. Claude Pepper, Ros-Lehtinen became the first Hispanic woman elected to the Congress.
Ros-Lehtinen is a conservative who voted for each of the four articles of impeachment against President ...