Martin O'Malley: 'Gracias Sophie for your courage & letter to Pope Francis'

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Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 5h5 hours ago
Gracias Sophie for your courage & letter to @Pontifex. As POTUS, I’ll act immediately so families stay together. -O’M


Pope Francis reaches to give a blessing to Sophie Cruz, 5, from suburban Los Angeles, during a parade in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Five-year-old Sophie Cruz, the daughter of two undocumented immigrants, reached the pope on her second attempt Wednesday after he motioned for her to approach his popemobile.

Sophie, of Los Angeles, wanted to meet with Pope Francis after becoming scared that her parents could be deported. Unlike her parents, she and her sister are American citizens.

“She lives it every day,” her father, Raul Cruz, said in Spanish. “She sees family get separated, and we always tell her the truth when she asks why.”

Security stopped Sophie as she first approached the pope during a parade at the Ellipse outside the White House. On her second attempt, after her father lifted her over the barricade, Francis motioned for her to come over, and security obliged.

The pope kissed her cheek and took her envelope, which included a letter about immigration and a photo with words that translate as “My friends and I love each other no matter our skin color.” Sophie said her hope is that he can bring change to U.S. immigration laws.

“To speak with the president and Congress, for they can give ‘la reforma migratoria’ for all the immigrants,” she said, adding that she has a second letter to give President Obama someday.

The letter Sophie Cruz, 5, of Los Angeles gave to the pope. It reads, “My friends and I love each other no matter our skin color.” (Arelis Hernandez/The Washington Post)

read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/09/23/meet-the-5-year-old-who-gave-the-pope-a-letter-because-she-doesnt-want-her-parents-deported/

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1. Si, Gracias Sophie.

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2. she's a cutie

...O'Malley's a gem for acknowledging her.

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3. She really is, and courageous!

and of course O'Malley's a gem for acknowledging her.

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4. K&R

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5. »

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6. kicking back to the top. n/t

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7. Awesome Miss Cruz. Keep up the good work. n/t