Teenager Tearfully Confesses Undocumented Status To Hillary Clinton

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A young woman who tearfully and publicly confessed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that she was an undocumented immigrant was praised by Clinton for being "incredibly brave."

Actress America Ferrera moderated the event Thursday at the Lower East Side Girls Club in New York City, billed as the first in a series of the Clinton Foundation's "No Ceilings" conversations aimed at bringing together women and girls from around the world to discuss female empowerment and growth.

Ferrera turned to the group of women in attendance for questions to ask the hosts, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. Among the women who raised their hands, one in particular stood out.

"You seem like you have something you want to say," Ferrera said, pointing at a young woman in the audience.

As she stood up, no one expected the life-changing statement she was about to make.

"My name is Nova. I'm 19-years-old…and I have a very different glass ceiling than some of the girls are exhibiting here," she said.

Nova paused, took a deep breath, and then revealed her secret.

"For the first time publicly. I want to say that I am an undocumented immigrant."

As the gravity of what she had just said sunk in, the young woman's eyes swelled with tears.

But she continued to tell her story.

"And I want to say that it's extremely difficult for me to empower myself in America," she said, tears streaming down her face. "It's been very hard because I don't have the documentation I need to get a job…to vote…to buy an apartment. To take out a loan to go to college…so I couldn't even go to my dream college because of that."

Nova, who said she came to the United States when she was 5 years old from Split, Croatia, then turned the question to Hillary Clinton.

"I wanted to ask, what in your stance is essential for immigration reform? I can just only imagine how many girls there are who can't fully empower themselves, especially in America, because we immigrated here."

"So I wanted to ask," she said earnestly. "What do we need to do to put this in priority when it comes to Congress, because this is an extreme glass ceiling for me that I can't even control. Not even as a woman, but not even as a human."

Hillary Clinton responded with praise and admiration for the young woman's bravery.

"Oh Nova," she said, pausing for the crowd's applause to wane. "Wow. That was incredibly brave. And I thank you for doing that."

"I believe strongly we are missing a great opportunity by not welcoming people like you and 11 million others who have made contributions to our country into a legal status," Mrs. Clinton said.

Clinton went on to criticize the House of Representatives for not taking the immigration reform bill up after the Senate, describing it as a "big missed opportunity for our country."

Clinton stressed her continuing devotion to the cause.

"I'm a huge supporter of immigration reform and a path to citizenship, and will continue to advocate for that," she said.

Chelsea Clinton echoed her mother's sentiment and urged the young woman to continue making her voice heard.

"There's nothing really worse than being dis-empowered and feeling invisible and you started to change that here today," Clinton said. "Thank you for making yourself less invisible and more visible today."

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[Karee 4,189]

Deport her parents who brought her here illegally, and then look at giving her and people like her a path to citizenship.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Deport her parents who brought her here illegally, and then look at giving her and people like her a path to citizenship.

Now I could live with that.. As the bleeding hearts say, it was not their fault. Then cool deport the members of the family who were adult when they came as a requirement.

Pure Genius Dude +!

Edited April 19, 2014 by The Nature Boy

[lostinblue 1,989]

[luckytxn 2,263]

They so want Clinton to be relevant again.

[Karee 4,189]

They so want Clinton to be relevant again.

All she needs to do is raise a bunch of cash, then she'll be relevant.

[UncleBeer 244]

All she needs to do is raise a bunch of cash, then she'll be relevant.

... and find her some actual accomplishments to advertise. A lying "First Wife" to a cheating husband, firing the White House travel officials, abuser of FBI files for political ends, shady real estate investor, carpetbagger senator, and inept secretary of state ain't gonna cut it.

[luckytxn 2,263]

She can get plenty of cash.

All she needs to do is raise a bunch of cash, then she'll be relevant.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

They so want Clinton to be relevant again.

All she needs to do is raise a bunch of cash, then she'll be relevant.

Hate to break it to the both of you but she's already relevant. There isn't a single opponent out there - not a Democrat and not a Republican, not a libertarian and not an independent that gets even close to the support she has for a run for the White House. Not one. Sure, it's still a bit of time until 2016 but at this point in time, there's nobody out there that can even begin to compete with her. So yeah, she's relevant.

[UncleBeer 244]

Hate to break it to the both of you but she's already relevant. There isn't a single opponent out there - not a Democrat and not a Republican, not a libertarian and not an independent that gets even close to the support she has for a run for the White House. Not one. Sure, it's still a bit of time until 2016 but at this point in time, there's nobody out there that can even begin to compete with her. So yeah, she's relevant.

Maybe you might consider buying a newspaper now and then.

Poll: Hillary Clinton’s numbers worst since 2008, as GOP brand surges

A new poll shows former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's (D) numbers hitting their lowest point in six years.

Meanwhile, it finds that the Republican Party is experiencing something of a renaissance.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Maybe you might consider buying a newspaper now and then.

I read a newspaper each and every day. The actual paper version. And then I read newspapers online. US and overseas.

What you seem to disregard is this recent FOX News poll:

Clinton / Christie: 50% / 42%

Clinton / Bush: 51% / 42%

Clinton / Paul: 51% / 42%

And we're not even going there...

Good Luck in 2016, bro!

[UncleBeer 244]

What you seem to disregard is this recent FOX News poll:

Ahhh: I see. You find a Fox news poll more credible than the Washington Post, when it suits your needs. Any port in a storm, eh?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Ahhh: I see. You find a Fox news poll more credible than the Washington Post, when it suits your needs. Any port in a storm, eh?

You may not have noticed but these are different polls tracking different issues. Fail again. Maybe you'll do better next time. No, I don't believe that either.

[UncleBeer 244]

You may not have noticed but these are different polls tracking different issues.

Yes; WaPo, in a random act of journalism, highlights Shrillary's weak polling and high unfavorables. You choose to look away because it contradicts your original post. Your choice.

Fail again. Maybe you'll do better next time. No, I don't believe that either.

<sigh> From your poorly written posts and childish responses such as the one above, I've concluded it's highly unlikely that you're more than about eleven years old.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Yes; WaPo, in a random act of journalism, highlights Shrillary's weak polling and high unfavorables. You choose to look away because it contradicts your original post. Your choice.

I'm not ignoring anything. I was talking about Hillary's polling vs. her potential GOP match-ups. And the fact is that there isn't a single Republican hopeful out there that she would not beat. You can focus on all the side-shows you want - take a look at the favorable/unfavorable of the Republican hopefuls, for example - but that will not change the fact that the GOP has no effective answer to Hillary. Keep telling yourselves that this isn't so. Worked well in 2012 when you all went down the path of denial. I remember the meltdowns over on the right well. They were fun. In 2016, they'll be epic.

<sigh> From your poorly written posts and childish responses such as the one above, I've concluded it's highly unlikely that you're more than about eleven years old.

And another fail. But at least you're consistent.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Mr. Big Dog