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« Ladies and gentlemen good morning , we get together , like all Wednesday morning , to speak about a topical issue in our country : The Immigration .

So , do you think that the immigration is an reason of our economical and cultural development ? To answer to this question , we'll rely on testimonials of two immigrants : A children from Cuba , and rather elderly person from Pakistan .

We also have the pleasure of welcoming a politician , specialized in the immigration and an humanitarian woman .

So I hand over to you , Jerry Goley .

Please , give us your first reactions and opinion about the subject .

Hello! So , we must base ourselves on figures .

Today we count 13% of American population was born abroad .

Since the first European settlers arrived in the sixteenth century , more than 50 millions immigrants have settled in USA .

In 2006 the USA accepted more than legal immigrants as permanent residents than all other countries in the world combined .

In 2007 we counted 38 million of immigrants in the USA .

So what are positive sides of immigration : Concerning the cultural aspect :- Music diversity -High level athlete .

Today , black American athletes represent proudly our country during the Olympics games . -Rejuvenation of the population , the outcome is a younger workforce. Concerning our economical development ; -The increasing of consumption , it should be borne in mind that couples consume less .

Households expenses fell of 0,6% .

So We must restart immigration to boost consumption .

-Cheap and motivated workforce .

-And Finally , the brain drain promote the research .

So according to you , the The american dream is nothing without the immigration ? Yes, indeed ! Before and over to our two immigrants , I'd like to interest to your case , Smith .

Could you tell us your quite special story ? Yes sure ! So , I am fiftee-four .

I lodge Jose Waza , here present , his three brothers and sisters and his mother .

I work as voluntary .

I help immigrants because I have experienced poverty , I have experienced their story ! I had just enough to live on , I support my family with only one salary , mine ! And I hope that to anybody ! Besides I help immigrants from every walk of life by feed them , by lodge them , by find a school for children or a job for parents .

That's the least I can do for them .

Besides , I think there are ready to integrate themselves in the real life , the American dream . That's not too difficult to break up , sometimes ? Yes , especially when I attach to much importance to children , Yes , that's always difficult .

Hy Jose , your story is quite gripping because you immigrated in USA when you have only 8 .

So tell us your trip from Cuba to USA ?. »