Meet a new American – ‘I am an immigrant. I’m a mom. … I started from zero.’

Stamford Advocate

By John Breunig (opinion)

If you want to feel a sense of appreciation for being an American on this Independence Day, talk to a new one.

This will be Alejandra Gomez’s first Fourth of July as a U.S. citizen. She’s a native Colombian, lived for 20 years in Venezuela, came to the United States six years ago and was sworn in at a ceremony in Hartford in March.