![Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.My father was a bartender. And the journey from the back of that bar to the [election 2016], to me, that is the essence of the American dream.](/assets/img/quote-photos/both-of-my-parents-were-born-into-poor-families-on-the-island-of-cuba-they-came.jpg)
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