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Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.

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Charles Rangel
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 11
Lawyer
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U.S. Representative
Harlem
New York
Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel
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