️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) I think back to 56 years ago: What if? (CNN) I think back to 56 years ago: What if? ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I owe the America I know to my father and the many men who toiled long ago in the fields of our past.<unk> I owe the America I know to my father and the many men who toiled long ago in the fields of our past. I owe my success to my father Herminio, mother Juanita and countless others who dreamed of a better tomorrow.<unk> I owe my success to my father Herminio, mother Juanita and countless others who dreamed of a better tomorrow.<unk> I owe my success to my father Herminio, mother Juanita and countless others who dreamed of a better tomorrow. They dreamed of a better tomorrow never knowing if they would reap the slightest of benefits from their hard work. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Hard, physical work of picking crops in the fields of California, Arizona and Texas, earned him less than a dollar a day, once room and board was subtracted.<unk> Hard, physical work of picking crops in the fields of California, Arizona and Texas, earned him less than a dollar a day, once room and board was subtracted. Braceros program<unk> granted<unk> him<unk> a<unk> work<unk> visa<unk> and<unk> when<unk> he<unk> finished<unk> the<unk> program<unk>,<unk> he<unk> began<unk> his<unk> path<unk> to<unk> citizenship<unk>. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ They taught each and every one of us the importance of education.<unk> They taught each and every one of us the importance of education. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Juan Rocha's father came to the U.S. from Mexico on a work visa program.<unk> Juan Rocha's father came to the U.S. from Mexico on a work visa program.<unk> While his father picked crops, Rocha didn't have a life of backbreaking labor. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️ Share your story with CNN iReport. (Sharing your story with CNN iReport)