They came; <br />To flee oppression, <br />To thwart poverty, <br />To support families, <br />To fill the lowest toil <br /> <br />Some failed, <br />Some prospered, <br />Some deported, <br />Some hide <br /> <br />Most are; <br />ready, <br />Willing, <br />Able, <br />Worthy <br /> <br />All are; <br />human, <br />Have souls, <br />Have spirits, <br />Are God’s Children <br /> <br />ROTMS<br /><br />Ray Lucero<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/emigrants/