Our Mission
HELP ONE MILLION PEOPLE OBTAIN U.S. RESIDENCY
The Statue of Liberty was created to welcome immigrants to the United States of America
These words are engraved at its base:
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”
Our ancestors were allowed to come to the United States of America and worked to help build this country in the distant and recent past. Our immigrant ancestors did not destroy America, but built it. The immigrants who arrive in this country today bring their work ethic, their faith in God, and their family values, and they bless our country, helping to make it the great place it is today.
Attorney Alma Mills has many immigrant ancestors. Here are the stories of 2 of them.
From Ireland
My second great-grandparents, William C and Margaret Kinzey Mills, were born in Ireland in the early 19th century. Their family suffered like so many others of that time due to the Great Potato Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849. More than one million people died of starvation during that time. Learn More Their family struggled to have enough to eat and decided to come to America to seek a better way to survive and support their families. Many of our clients at Mi Sueño Americano today are experiencing devastating financial hardships in their own countries due to political instability, gang violence, and corruption.
From England
My tenth great-grandparents were William and Mary Brewster of England. Learn More They were not allowed to practice their religion and were persecuted and prosecuted for their religious beliefs in their home country. William was the religious leader of the Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower and arrived in America. He had been arrested because of his beliefs and the books he had been publishing about his Christian faith. He was one of the first English settlers to arrive in the United States. They were welcomed by part of the existing population, and the kindness of the Native Americans living in the area helped them survive. Many of our clients at Mi Sueño Americano are fleeing persecution, just like my ancestor William Brewster. These immigrants deserve a place of refuge, just as my ancestors received over 400 years ago.
Alma Mills
