Teddy's Legacy

As Southeast Asian immigrants, my family owes Edward Kennedy a debt of gratitude [Sept. 7]. Because of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that he helped pass, we were able to come to the U.S. many years ago and build a new life. His countless good deeds will reverberate in our nation's soul. The best tribute his colleagues in Congress can bestow is the health-care-reform bill that was his life's cause and that he worked so hard for but, sadly, did not live to see enacted.
Cheers Echevarria-Leary, PINONLE CALIF., U.S.

Senator Kennedy had the economic...

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